Skip to content

49 The Ridgeway Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4BD

6/2025/0911/HOUSEHOUSEHOLDER APPLICATIONRefused
Householder

Refused on 3 November 2025

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Erection of two-storey side extension to both sides of the property, incorporating double garage, single storey rear extension with balcony above, following demolition of existing double garage, shed and existing side and rear extensions

Received
16 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Northaw and Cuffley
  1. Received16 May
  2. Validated21 May
  3. Consult.9 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 166 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 49 The Ridgeway Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4BD. Welwyn Hatfield has handled 2,195 applications of this type. This one was decided in 171 days, 16 weeks longer than Welwyn Hatfield's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 96 applications across Northaw and Cuffley. We hold 3,356 applications in total for the EN6 postcode area.

83% of full applications at Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, by virtue of its scale, bulk and massing, would result in a disproportionate addition over and above the size of the original dwelling. Consequently, the proposal would constitute inappropriate development, resulting in material loss of openness. No very special circumstances have been demonstrated that would clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness. Accordingly, the proposal is contrary to Policies SP1 and SADM34 of the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. Plan Revision Details Received Date Number Number Site Plan 21 May 2025 1000/2 Existing First Floor Plan and 16 May 2025 1000/3 Existing Front and Rear 16 May 2025 1000/1 Existing Ground Floor Plan 16 May 2025 1000/4 Existing Side Elevations 16 May 2025 1000/7A Proposed Roof Plan 16 May 2025 1000/8A Proposed Front and Rear 16 May 2025 1000/6A Proposed First Floor 16 May 2025 1000/5A Proposed Ground Floor 16 May 2025 Block Plan 16 May 2025 1000/9A Proposed Side Elevations 16 May 2025 1.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
EN6 4BD
Application type
HOUSEHOLDER APPLICATION
Parish
Northaw and Cuffley

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 May 2025
Consultation expiry
9 July 2025
Consultation end
9 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
39 Reculver Road HERNE BAY CT6 6LQ

Publicity

Site notice end
9 July 2025

Appeal history

6003203
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 28 May 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused
Green Belt

Additional information

UPRN
200003855670

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Welwyn Hatfield
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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: Welwyn Hatfield

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near EN6

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for two-storey and first-floor extensions on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address