Skip to content

Borough of Broxbourne Offices, Bishops College, Churchgate, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 9XQ

07/26/0024/FFullApproved

Approved on 25 March 2026

Council decision: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Installation of 112 PV solar panels

Submitted
9 January 2026
Ward
Bury Green
  1. Received9 Jan
  2. Validated9 Jan
  3. Consult.19 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Mar

Decided in 75 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Borough of Broxbourne Offices, Bishops College, Churchgate, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 9XQ. Broxbourne has handled 2,409 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 3 weeks longer than Broxbourne's typical decision time. The site is in the Churchgate conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Bury Green. We hold 1,100 applications in total for the EN8 postcode area.

85% of full applications at Broxbourne Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
EN8 9XQ
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 January 2026
Consultation expiry
19 February 2026
Consultation start
22 January 2026
Consultation end
19 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
22 January 2026

Publicity

Site notice start
22 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Churchgate
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Churchgate
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Broxbourne

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near EN8

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for solar panel and heat pump installations on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address