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23 Heath Drive Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EN

26/0660/TRCTree Works in Conservation Area (6 Week)Awaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 RED HORSE CHESTNUT. Reduce the tree by circa 2m height and circa 2.5m spread to leave a final height of circa 8m in height and spread of circa 3m.

Received
14 May 2026
Decision due
30 June 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 14 October 2026
Ward
Potters Bar Parkfield
  1. Received14 May
  2. Validated19 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target30 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at 23 Heath Drive Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EN. Hertsmere has handled 493 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Potters Bar Darkes Lane (West) conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across Potters Bar Parkfield. We hold 3,350 applications in total for the EN6 postcode area.

79% of trees applications at Hertsmere Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EN6 1EN
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area (6 Week)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14933952
Documents
5
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Potters Bar Darkes Lane (West)
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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.

Source: Hertsmere

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