16 And Land Rear Of 14 To 18A Merry Hill Road Bushey Hertfordshire

19/0258/FULFull Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 20 August 2019

Council decision: Grant PermissionPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Alterations and rear extension to existing dwelling at No 16 Merry Hill Road and construction of 3 x 5-bedroom and 2 x 4-bedroom, 2 storey detached houses on land to the rear, to include new access road, associated parking, refuse stores, amenity areas and landscaping. (Amended Plans received)

Received: 20 February 2019
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 5
Council: Hertsmere Borough Council
Ward: Bushey St James
Agent: HGH Consulting

ReceivedReceived20 Feb
ValidatedValidated11 Mar
Consult.Consultation10 Sep
TargetTarget Date23 Aug
DecidedDecided20 Aug

Decided in 162 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 16 And Land Rear Of 14 To 18A Merry Hill Road Bushey Hertfordshire. Hertsmere has handled 1,861 applications of this type. This one was decided in 181 days, 18 weeks longer than Hertsmere's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Bushey St James.

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

Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated: 11 March 2019
Consultation expiry: 10 September 2019
Consultation start: 20 August 2019
Consultation end: 10 September 2019
Neighbour consultation start: 20 August 2019
Neighbour consultation end: 9 August 2019
Last date for comments: 10 September 2019
Target decision date: 23 August 2019
Committee meeting: 15 August 2019
Permission expires: 20 August 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent: HGH Consulting
Agent address: 45 Welbeck Street London W1G 8DZ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 165 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 22 March 2019
Advertisement expiry: 12 April 2019
Site notice start: 15 March 2019
Site notice end: 5 April 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-07613351
Documents: 29
Constraints: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Brownfield land register: 16 And Land Rear Of 14 To 18A Merry Hill Road, Bushey, WD23 1DYRegister 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 (21)

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 and heritage coasts.

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