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Lower Kitts End Farm Kitts End Road Barnet Hertfordshire EN5 4RL

23/1132/FULFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 12 January 2024

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of Use of 8 Agricultural Buildings to Use Class B2 and B8 with parking and cycle storages.

Received
4 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Shenley
Agent
SBRice Ltd
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated4 Aug
  3. Consult.7 Sep
  4. Target15 Jan
  5. Decided12 Jan

Decided in 161 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Lower Kitts End Farm Kitts End Road Barnet Hertfordshire EN5 4RL. Hertsmere has handled 1,861 applications of this type. This one was decided in 161 days, 15 weeks longer than Hertsmere's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 123 applications across Shenley. We hold 3,749 applications in total for the EN5 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
EN5 4RL
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
The Parish Council South Mimms And Ridge

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 August 2023
Consultation expiry
20 September 2023
Consultation start
12 January 2024
Consultation end
7 September 2023
Neighbour consultation start
17 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end
8 September 2023
Last date for comments
20 September 2023
Target decision date
15 January 2024
Permission expires
12 January 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
SBRice Ltd
Agent address
SBRice Ltd, Treath Trewartha Road Praa Sands Penzance TR20 9ST

Planning decision

Statutory period
164 days

Publicity

Last advertised
30 August 2023
Advertisement expiry
20 September 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12126960
Comments
0
Documents
21
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Green belt: Hertsmere
  • 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, 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

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    2 May

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (surface water run-off), 5 (noise impact…

    Condition DischargedDischarge of conditions23/0613/DOC
  2. 2023
    16 Feb

    Application for Variation of Condition 2 (Plans) to allow for reduction in overall floor space, lower ridge…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)23/0270/VOC
  3. 2022
    21 Nov

    Change of use of three existing agricultural buildings to commercial use.

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission22/1949/FUL
  4. 2022
    15 Aug

    Retrospective application to regularise the demolition of 3 x agricultural lean-to extensions and…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission22/1405/FUL
  5. 2022
    7 Jan

    Change of use of buildings 3 and 4 from agricultural use to light industrial and a gym (Class E).

    ApprovedPD - Prior Approval 56 day - Others22/0034/PD56O
  6. 2005
    24 Mar

    Single storey extension to provide bedroom and shower room

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionTP/05/0318

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