11 Finch Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3AH
Refused on 20 March 2026
Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Demolition of Non-Designated Heritage Asset (NDHA) detached dwelling and construction of replacement two storey detached dwelling with rooflights, air source heat pump, solar panels and alterations to boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping.
- Received
- 16 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 12
- Council
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Ward
- Bushey St James
- ReceivedReceived16 Dec
- ValidatedValidated8 Jan
- Consult.Consultation30 Jan
- TargetTarget Date23 Mar
- DecidedDecided20 Mar
Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 11 Finch Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3AH. Hertsmere has handled 1,861 applications of this type. This one was decided in 94 days, 5 weeks longer than Hertsmere's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Bushey St James. We hold 1,928 applications in total for the WD23 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 development would amount to the highest level of harm to the special historic and architectural interest of the Locally Listed Building. The proposed development would result in the complete loss of the original form of the building. Furthermore, insufficient justification has been provided for the total demolition of the dwelling. Having regard to NPPF paragraph 216 of the NPPF, the scale of harm arising is considered to outweigh the benefits that would arise from the development. Therefore, the development conflicts with the NPPF 2024, policy SADM29, SADM30 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Polices Plan (2016) and policy CS14, CS22 of Hertsmere's Core Strategy (2016).
- Having regard to impacts upon neighbours, it has been found that the replacement dwelling due to its increased scale, siting, depth and massing would result in a substantial breach of the 45 degree line with the neighbouring dwelling at no.13 Finch Lane and would cause undue harm to the residential amenities of the neighbouring dwelling by virtue of loss of light, outlook and detrimental overbearing impact. The proposal therefore does not comply with the NPPF 2024, Development Plan including Core Strategy policies SP1 Creating Sustainable Development, CS14, CS22, Policy HD3 of the Radlett Neighbourhood Plan, SADM Policies SADM29 and SADM30 and the Planning and Design Guide Part E.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- WD23 3AH
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- No Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 30 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 23 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 30 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 23 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 30 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 30 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 23 March 2026
- Decision issued
- 23 March 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 74 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14568284
- Documents
- 44
- Constraints
- 9
Site constraints
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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202424 Jun
Construction of single storey side extensions. Partial demolition of rear extension to facilitate…
RefusedCertificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev24/0819/CLP - 202422 May
Partial demolition of existing rear extension and constriction of a two and a half storey rear extension to…
RefusedHouseholder24/0679/HSE - 202329 Mar
Partial demolition of existing rear extension, construction of 2.5 storey rear extension, single storey side…
RefusedHouseholder23/0481/HSE
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