3 Summerhouse Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8DL

25/0391/HSEHouseholder ApplicationApproved

Householder

Approved on 1 May 2025

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing detached outbuilding and construction of replacement single storey detached outbuilding.

Received: 17 March 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: Hertsmere Borough Council
Ward: Aldenham West
Agent: Steene Associates (Architects) Ltd

ReceivedReceived17 Mar
ValidatedValidated17 Mar
Consult.Consultation9 Apr
TargetTarget Date12 May
DecidedDecided1 May

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 3 Summerhouse Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8DL. Hertsmere has handled 1,861 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than Hertsmere's typical decision time. The site is in the Patchetts Green and Delrow conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 152 applications across Aldenham West. We hold 496 applications in total for the WD25 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: WD25 8DL
Application type: Householder Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Aldenham Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 March 2025
Consultation expiry: 24 April 2025
Consultation start: 2 May 2025
Consultation end: 9 April 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 20 March 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 10 April 2025
Last date for comments: 24 April 2025
Target decision date: 12 May 2025
Decision issued: 2 May 2025
Permission expires: 2 May 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: Steene Associates (Architects) Ltd
Agent address: The Studio 17 Oakridge Avenue Radlett Herts WD7 8EW

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 3 April 2025
Advertisement expiry: 24 April 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13859914
Documents: 14
Constraints: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Patchetts Green and Delrow
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.

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7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Hertsmere

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