12 Beechwood Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2PL

26/0466/PD42PD- Prior Approval 42 day (Hsehold ext)Refused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 18 May 2026

Council decision: PD42 - Prior Approval RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Single storey rear extension. Depth: 5.00m, Height: 2.95m, Eaves: 2.95m.

Received: 7 April 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: Hertsmere Borough Council
Ward: Bentley Heath & The Royds

ReceivedReceived7 Apr
ValidatedValidated7 Apr
Consult.Consultation13 May
TargetTarget Date19 May
DecidedDecided18 May

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a single storey rear extension at 12 Beechwood Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2PL. Hertsmere has handled 952 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Hertsmere's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

81% of outline 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 proposal satisfies the relevant limitations and conditions for permitted development as set out under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). In accordance with paragraph A.4(5) of the Order, notices were served on all adjoining owners and occupiers, and the requisite consultation period has expired. An objection was received from an adjoining occupier and, pursuant to paragraph A.4(7), the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is therefore required in respect of the impact of the proposed development on the amenity of adjoining premises. Having carefully considered the representations received, together with the impact of the proposed development on the amenities of the occupiers of No. 10 Beechwood Avenue, as required under paragraph A.4(9), the Local Planning Authority considers that the proposed rear extension, by reason of its excessive depth, bulk and overbearing form, would result in an unacceptable loss of outlook and material harm to the living conditions of current and future occupiers of the adjoining properties, including through an undue sense of enclosure and loss of light. Accordingly, the proposal fails to satisfy the prior approval criteria relating to the impact on neighbouring amenity. As such, prior approval is therefore refused.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: EN6 2PL
Application type: PD- Prior Approval 42 day (Hsehold ext)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated: 7 April 2026
Consultation expiry: 13 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 19 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 13 May 2026
Last date for comments: 13 May 2026
Target decision date: 19 May 2026
Decision issued: 19 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: J A IOANNOU
Agent address: 75 Minchenden Crescent Southgate N14 7EP

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14837679
Documents: 7
Constraints: 7

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.

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Source: Hertsmere

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