6 Auckland Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3ES

25/1551/HSEHouseholder ApplicationRefused

Householder

Refused on 19 December 2025

Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Construction of front porch extension. Demolition of existing conservatory to facilitate construction of single storey rear extension to include 2x rooflights. Conversion of garage and store to habitable space to include replacement of garage door with window and construction of first floor side extension above with associated roof works.

Received: 27 October 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Hertsmere Borough Council
Ward: Potters Bar Furzefield

ReceivedReceived27 Oct
ValidatedValidated27 Oct
Consult.Consultation20 Nov
TargetTarget Date22 Dec
DecidedDecided19 Dec

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 6 Auckland Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3ES. Hertsmere has handled 1,861 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Hertsmere's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 96 applications across Potters Bar Furzefield. We hold 3,353 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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Why it was refused

The proposed front extension, by reason of its siting, design, height and forward projection would be a visually incongruous addition to the street-scene, whilst the first floor side extension would create a terracing effect, which would not reflect the semi-detached pattern of development in the area. The first floor/roof plans are inaccurate and do not represent a consistent set of proposals, in respect of the first floor side extensions distance from the boundary. Given the above, overall the proposed development, by reason of its siting, design, scale and mass is considered to result in incongruous and visually obtrusive additions to the dwellinghouse, to the detriment of the character and appearance of the area. Thus, the proposal conflicts with the NPPF 2024, Policies CS22 of the Hertsmere Core Strategy 2013, Policies SADM30 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan 2016 and Hertsmere's Planning and Design Guide Part E and D 2006.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: EN6 3ES
Application type: Householder Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 October 2025
Consultation expiry: 20 November 2025
Consultation start: 30 October 2025
Consultation end: 20 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 30 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 20 November 2025
Last date for comments: 20 November 2025
Target decision date: 22 December 2025
Decision issued: 22 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Plan And Build
Agent address: 27 Sunningdale Close Stanmore HA7 3QL

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14402932
Comments: 0
Documents: 6
Constraints: 6

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.

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Source: Hertsmere

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