119 Crossbrook Street Hertfordshire Cheshunt EN8 8LY
Refused on 31 March 2026
Council decision: PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSAL1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
Prior approval for proposed change of use from Use Class E to 2no. self-contained flats (Use Class C3)
- Submitted
- 12 January 2026
- Council
- Broxbourne Borough Council
- Ward
- Theobalds
- ReceivedSubmitted12 Jan
- ValidatedValidated12 Jan
- Consult.Consultation27 Feb
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided31 Mar
Decided in 78 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at 119 Crossbrook Street Hertfordshire Cheshunt EN8 8LY. Broxbourne has handled 4,823 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than Broxbourne's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Theobalds. We hold 1,100 applications in total for the EN8 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- Prior approval for the change of use from commercial, business and service or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use by reason of Part G of Article 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 (as amended) is refused as the development cannot qualify as permitted development as, in accordance with Article 3 subparagraph 9A of the General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 (as amended), Schedule 2 does not grant permission for, or authorise any development of, any new dwelling that does not comply with the nationally described space standard issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government on 27th March 2015. Proposed flat no.1 fails to meet the technical requirement that the minimum floor to ceiling height is 2.3m for at least 75% of the gross internal area. The proposed development also fails to provide adequate provision for the storage domestic waste and as such the development is not in accordance with Policy EQ1 of the Broxbourne Local Plan (2020) and the Council’s Waste Supplementary Planning Guidance.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- EN8 8LY
- Application type
- Prior Notice - Office to Res
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 27 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 6 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 27 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 6 February 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Broxbourne
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