26 Aycliffe Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4JW

26/0510/HSEHouseholder ApplicationRefused

Householder

Refused on 18 June 2026

Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Single storey side garage extension, following removal of existing garage.

Received: 14 April 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3 · last counted 8 November 2026
Council: Hertsmere Borough Council
Ward: Borehamwood Brookmeadow
Agent: Studio Ruum

ReceivedReceived14 Apr
ValidatedValidated23 Apr
Consult.Consultation20 May
TargetTarget Date18 Jun
DecidedDecided18 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 26 Aycliffe Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4JW. Hertsmere has handled 1,861 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Hertsmere's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Borehamwood Brookmeadow. We hold 1,685 applications in total for the WD6 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 single storey side garage extension would remain highly visible in the street scene. The overall width, height, and depth of the proposal appears bulky and incongruous in its setting. The proposal is considered to be at odds with the residential location and appears dominant, incongruous, visually intrusive and disproportionate. The proposal is considered to be harmful to the appearance of the property and the character of the street scene. Therefore, the development is contrary to the NPPF (2024), Policies SP1, CS22 of the Core Strategy (2013), Policy SADM30 of the Site Allocations Development Management Policies Plan (2016) and Part D & E of the Planning and Design Guide.
The proposed single storey side garage extension, by reason of its siting, combined height, width, depth and materials results in substantial harm to the neighbouring occupiers of No 28 Aycliffe Road by way of loss of outlook, visual intrusion and overbearing impact largely due to the scale and height of the development in proximity to the shared boundary. As such, the development fails to comply with the NPPF (2024), Policies SP1 and CS22 of the Core Strategy (2013), Policy SADM30 of the Site Allocations Development Management Policies Plan (2016) and Parts D and E of the Planning and Design Guide.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: WD6 4JW
Application type: Householder Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 April 2026
Consultation expiry: 20 May 2026
Consultation start: 24 April 2026
Consultation end: 20 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 28 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 20 May 2026
Last date for comments: 20 May 2026
Target decision date: 18 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Studio Ruum
Architect profile: STUDIO RUUM LTD
Agent address: 89 Mayes Road London N22 6UP

Planning decision

Case officer: Marcus Truman
Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14835904
Documents: 6
Constraints: 9

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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2 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Hertsmere

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