Planning application
55 Queens Drive, -, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 7PR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a residential children's home for no more than 3 children with no more than 2 staff members at any time (Use Class C2)
As published by the council, reference 07/26/0237/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 07/26/0237/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Dev. Cert. (Proposed)
- Status
- Granted As published: Decided: UNCONDITIONAL APPROVAL
- Decision
- Granted As published: UNCONDITIONAL APPROVAL
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Waltham Cross
- Postcode
- EN8 7PR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by Broxbourne
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: UNCONDITIONAL APPROVAL
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Broxbourne granted permission on 21 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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