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33 The Shrublands Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2BN

25/1704/HSERefused

Refused on 14 January 2026

Council decision: Refuse Permission1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retention of existing ground floor front extension with associated roof alterations (Part retrospective).

Received
27 November 2025
Ward
Bentley Heath & The Royds
  1. Received27 Nov
  2. Validated27 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Jan

Decided in 48 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a front extension at 33 The Shrublands Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2BN. Hertsmere has handled 7,138 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Hertsmere's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed single storey front extension is considered to have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area due to it siting and visual prominence, excessive depth and bulk, overall scale which would result in an overly bulky and incongruous addition which would be unduly visually prominent in the street scene. This would result in a development that significantly harms the overall character and appearance of the area. As such it would fail to comply with the NPPF 2024, Policy CS14, CS22 of the Core Strategy, SADM29, SADM30 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan 2016, and Planning and Design Guide Part E 2006.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
EN6 2BN
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Caitlin Ellis

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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    30 Nov

    Retrospective application for additional single storey front extension.

    RefusedHouseholder23/1690/HSE

Source: Hertsmere

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