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56 Heath Drive Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EJ

26/0955/HSEHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 6 October 2026

Council decision: Grant Permission6 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Construction of single storey rear extension with associated alterations to decking and relocation of pergola and hot tub.

Received
13 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 4 November 2026
Ward
Potters Bar Parkfield
Agent
Smith & Newton Architects Ltd
  1. Received13 Jul
  2. Validated11 Aug
  3. Consult.4 Sep
  4. Target6 Oct
  5. Decided6 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 56 Heath Drive Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EJ. Hertsmere has handled 1,861 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 4 weeks longer than Hertsmere's typical decision time. The site is in the Potters Bar Darkes Lane (West) conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across Potters Bar Parkfield. We hold 3,353 applications in total for the EN6 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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Application details

Postcode
EN6 1EJ
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 August 2026
Consultation expiry
17 September 2026
Consultation start
12 August 2026
Consultation end
4 September 2026
Neighbour consultation start
13 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
4 September 2026
Last date for comments
17 September 2026
Target decision date
6 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Smith & Newton Architects Ltd
Architect profile
SMITH & NEWTON ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
9 Shepherd's Lane Homerton London E9 6JJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 August 2026
Advertisement expiry
17 September 2026
Site notice start
13 August 2026
Site notice end
3 September 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15080249
Documents
21
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Potters Bar Darkes Lane (West)Part of the site
  • Green belt: HertsmereNext to the site
  • 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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