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83 Blanche Lane South Mimms Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3PE

26/1249/TRCApproved

Approved on 21 September 2026

Council decision: Tree work in Conservation Area Consent

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1x Weeping Birch to reduce by approximately 1m to leave a final height of 4m and spread of 3m 1x Magnolia to reduce by approximately 1.5m to leave a final height of 3.5m and spread of 3m. Remove low limb growing through the hedge. Limb growing towards front door reduce 1m due to encroachment on entrance way. 1x Apple to reduce by approximately 2.5m in height and width. Leaving a final height of 5m with spread of 4m. Thin canopy by approximately 1/5 crown volume. 1x Hazel to reduce by 2m in height to leave a final height of 2m and spread of 1.5m

Received
16 September 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 4 November 2026
Ward
Shenley
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated16 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Sep

Decided in 5 days

About this application

This is a planning application at 83 Blanche Lane South Mimms Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3PE. Hertsmere has handled 7,136 applications of this type. This one was decided in 5 days, 7 weeks quicker than Hertsmere's typical decision time. The site is in the South Mimms conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 124 applications across Shenley. We hold 3,350 applications in total for the EN6 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
EN6 3PE
Parish
The Parish Council South Mimms And Ridge

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Mark Marino-Pigden

Additional information

Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: South Mimms
  • 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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