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Round Bush Round Bush Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8BQ

26/0530/HSEHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 22 June 2026

Council decision: Refuse Permission1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of timber framed, glazed door and window, and replacement with timber framed, double glazed sliding doors.

Received
21 April 2026
Public comments
1
Ward
Aldenham West
Agent
Powell Skeete Associates Limited
  1. Received21 Apr
  2. Validated27 Apr
  3. Consult.19 May
  4. Target22 Jun
  5. Decided22 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at Round Bush Round Bush Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8BQ. Hertsmere has handled 1,861 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 6 days longer than Hertsmere's typical decision time. The site is in the Round Bush conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 152 applications across Aldenham West. We hold 496 applications in total for the WD25 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

  1. The proposed development, namely the proposed removal of timber framed, glazed door and window, and replacement with timber framed, double glazed sliding doors, would give rise to a low level of harm to the significance of Round Bush as a non-designated heritage asset. Whilst the harm arising would amount to a low level, the harm is considered avoidable and is not clearly justified. Insufficient information and justification have been provided to adequately assess the level of harm, and taking a balanced judgment, no material benefits are considered to arise that would justify the harm that would be caused. The proposal therefore fails to comply with the NPPF 2024, policies SP1, CS14, CS22 of the Core Strategy 2013, Policies SADM29 and SADM30 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan 2016, and the Planning and Design Guide Part E.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WD25 8BQ
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Aldenham Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 April 2026
Consultation expiry
28 May 2026
Consultation start
28 April 2026
Consultation end
19 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
28 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
20 May 2026
Last date for comments
28 May 2026
Target decision date
22 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Powell Skeete Associates Limited
Agent address
17 Beechcroft Avenue Harrow HA2 7JD

Planning decision

Case officer
Marcus Truman
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
7 May 2026
Advertisement expiry
28 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14873024
Documents
13
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Round BushPart of the site
  • Green belt: Hertsmere
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

Source: Hertsmere

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