Planning application
31 Greenwood Avenue, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN7 5BX
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 dwelling house (Use Class C3) to 6 bedroom 6 person HMO (Use Class C4)
As published by the council, reference 07/26/0498/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 07/26/0498/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Dev. Cert. (Proposed)
- Status
- Granted As published: Decided: UNCONDITIONAL APPROVAL
- Decision
- Granted As published: UNCONDITIONAL APPROVAL
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bury Green
- Postcode
- EN7 5BX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Broxbourne register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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07/26/0269/HF Granted
31 Greenwood Avenue, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN7 5BX
Conversion of a garage into habitable room
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07/26/0202/LDP Withdrawn
31 Greenwood Avenue, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN7 5BX
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion into habitable room with the replacement of garage door with a window, and conversion of building into 6 bed 6 person HMO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by Broxbourne
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Aug 2026
Status changed to REGISTERED: Pending recommendation
Previously REGISTERED: Under Assessment.
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17 Aug 2026
Decision issued: UNCONDITIONAL APPROVAL
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Broxbourne granted permission on 17 August 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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