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Elstree House Elstree Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1SD

15/0168/PD56PD - Prior Approval 56 day- Off to ResidApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 30 March 2015

Council decision: PD56 - Prior Approval not requiredDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Change of use from offices (B1) to residential (C3) to provide 80 one and two bedroom apartments.

Received
3 February 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Borehamwood Kenilworth
Agent
Armstrong Rigg Planning
  1. Received3 Feb
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.21 Apr
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided30 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Elstree House Elstree Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1SD. Hertsmere has handled 952 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Borehamwood Kenilworth. We hold 1,685 applications in total for the WD6 postcode area.

81% of outline applications at Hertsmere Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WD6 1SD
Application type
PD - Prior Approval 56 day- Off to Resid
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2015
Consultation expiry
21 April 2015
Consultation start
31 March 2015
Consultation end
21 April 2015
Neighbour consultation start
31 March 2015
Neighbour consultation end
26 February 2015
Last date for comments
21 April 2015
Target decision date
31 March 2015
Decision issued
31 March 2015
Permission expires
31 March 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
Armstrong Rigg Planning
Agent address
The Exchange Building Colworth Science Park Sharnbrook Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
24
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2015
    31 Jul

    Installation of 1m high railings to include motorised sliding and pedestrian gates around perimeter of site.

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission15/1347/FUL
  2. 2015
    31 Jul

    Erection of single storey gymnasium building ancillary to the residential use of Elstree House, to include…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission15/1348/FUL
  3. 2015
    14 Jul

    Installation of inset balconies to floors one to six together with ground and sixth floor terraces.

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission15/1209/FUL
  4. 2015
    4 Mar

    Change of use from offices (B1) to residential (C3) to provide 25 1bed, 52 2bed and 2 3bed flats.

    ApprovedPD - Prior Approval 56 day- Off to Resid15/0342/PD56
  5. 2014
    29 Oct

    Change of use of B1 offices to C3 residential to provide 69 no. one, two and three bedroom apartments.

    ApprovedPD - Prior Approval 56 day- Off to Resid14/1712/PD56

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