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Unit 2 Elstree Distribution Park Elstree Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1RU

23/0415/FULFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 26 July 2023

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from existing warehouse (Use Class B8) to dual use warehouse (Use Class B8) / vehicle hire depot (sui generis) to include enclosed parking with 1.8 metre high fence with entrance gates, washbay with spray screen enclosure and self bunded fuel.

Received
16 March 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Borehamwood Kenilworth
Agent
ELG Planning
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.14 Apr
  4. Target28 Jul
  5. Decided26 Jul

Decided in 132 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Unit 2 Elstree Distribution Park Elstree Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1RU. Hertsmere has handled 1,861 applications of this type. This one was decided in 132 days, 11 weeks longer than Hertsmere's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Borehamwood Kenilworth. We hold 1,690 applications in total for the WD6 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
WD6 1RU
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2023
Consultation expiry
20 April 2023
Consultation start
27 July 2023
Consultation end
14 April 2023
Neighbour consultation start
28 March 2023
Neighbour consultation end
20 April 2023
Last date for comments
20 April 2023
Target decision date
28 July 2023
Decision issued
27 July 2023
Permission expires
27 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
ELG Planning
Agent address
Gateway House 55 Coniscliffe Road Darlington DL3 7EH

Planning decision

Statutory period
134 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12021492
Comments
0
Documents
17
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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

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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.

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    1 Aug

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (details of palisade fence) of planning…

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  2. 2023
    16 Mar

    Change of use from existing warehouse (Use Class B8) to dual use warehouse (Use Class B8) / vehicle hire…

    This applicationApprovedFull23/0415/FUL

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