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56 The Shrublands Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2BW

23/1057/FULFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 16 January 2024

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)15 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of detached two storey dwelling with associated works and landscaping, to include re-opening of rear vehicular access point from Elmfield Close.

Received
20 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
8
Ward
Bentley Heath & The Royds
Agent
Cruxarch Limited
  1. Received20 Jul
  2. Validated20 Jul
  3. Consult.27 Dec
  4. Target17 Jan
  5. Decided16 Jan

Decided in 180 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 56 The Shrublands Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2BW. Hertsmere has handled 1,861 applications of this type. This one was decided in 180 days, 18 weeks longer than Hertsmere's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Bentley Heath & The Royds. 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 2BW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 July 2023
Consultation expiry
29 December 2023
Consultation start
17 January 2024
Consultation end
27 December 2023
Neighbour consultation start
17 January 2024
Neighbour consultation end
29 December 2023
Last date for comments
29 December 2023
Target decision date
17 January 2024
Decision issued
17 January 2024
Permission expires
17 January 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Cruxarch Limited
Architect profile
CRUXARCH LTD
Agent address
Stable House 50 West Street Hertford SG13 8EZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
181 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12328371
Documents
19
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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. 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.

Source: Hertsmere

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