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8 Hamilton Close South Mimms Hertfordshire EN6 3PG

17/1110/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 6 March 2018

Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Internal and external alterations to include new windows and doors to facilitate the conversion of existing office to 4 residential units (1 x bedsit, 2 x 1 bed & 1 x 2 bed)

Received
2 June 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
13
Ward
Shenley
Agent
Alan Cox Associates
  1. Received2 Jun
  2. Validated9 Jun
  3. Consult.2 Apr
  4. Target4 Aug
  5. Decided6 Mar

Decided in 270 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at 8 Hamilton Close South Mimms Hertfordshire EN6 3PG. Hertsmere has handled 1,861 applications of this type. This one was decided in 277 days, 32 weeks longer than Hertsmere's typical decision time. The site is in the South Mimms conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 124 applications across Shenley. We hold 3,350 applications in total for the EN6 postcode area.

90% of full 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
EN6 3PG
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
South Mimms Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 June 2017
Consultation expiry
2 April 2018
Consultation start
12 March 2018
Consultation end
2 April 2018
Neighbour consultation start
12 March 2018
Neighbour consultation end
3 July 2017
Last date for comments
2 April 2018
Target decision date
4 August 2017
Decision issued
12 March 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
Alan Cox Associates
Architect profile
ALAN COX ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address
224A High Street Barnet EN5 5SZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 June 2017
Advertisement expiry
20 July 2017

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Allowed

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06116682
Documents
14
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: South Mimms
  • Green belt: Hertsmere
  • Brownfield land register: 8 Hamilton Close, South Mimms, Potters Bar, EN6 3PGRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

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© 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: Hertsmere

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