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85 Blanche Lane South Mimms Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3PE

23/1251/TRCTree Works in Conservation Area (6 Week)Approved

Approved on 18 October 2023

Council decision: Tree work in Conservation Area Consent

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

2no ASH. Cut to groundlevel. CONIFER HEDGE. Remove.

Received
6 September 2023
Ward
Shenley
  1. Received6 Sep
  2. Validated6 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 Oct
  5. Decided18 Oct

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 85 Blanche Lane South Mimms Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3PE. Hertsmere has handled 493 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Hertsmere's typical decision time. The site is in the South Mimms conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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.

79% of trees 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 3PE
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area (6 Week)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
The Parish Council South Mimms And Ridge

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 September 2023
Target decision date
18 October 2023
Permission expires
18 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
DPS Tree Surgeon
Agent address
38 Collyer Road LONDON COLNEY AL2 1PD

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12433304
Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: South Mimms
  • 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 (20)

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, 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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