Planning application
Metropolitan House Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Relocation of condenser units to ground floor with acoustic canopy; consolidation of plant on first floor roof comprising an acoustic enclosure and provision of acoustic canopy over the customer order point for the McDonalds drive through restaurant.
As published by the council, reference 21/1364/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 21/1364/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Permission
- Received
- 29 Jun 2021
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2021
- Decided
- 24 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Potters Bar Parkfield
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EN6 1AG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hertsmere register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0496/PD56M Granted
Metropolitan House Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AG
Change of use from Office (Class E) to Residential (Class C3) for 96 flats.
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26/0494/FUL Granted
Metropolitan House Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AG
Alterations to external fenestration including replacement windows, curtain walling, facing brick and render (additional plan received on 26.05.2026).
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21/1448/PD56 Granted
Metropolitan House Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AG
Change of use and conversion of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh floors from Use Class B1(a) office to (C3) residential dwellings with ground level car parking and basement & ground level refuse storage and cycle parking.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2021
Received by Hertsmere
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24 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Grant Permission
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5 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Savills Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1987 · London
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See their track recordMetropolitan House Investments (UK) Limited Applicant, registered in Potters Bar
Open · incorporated 2012 · Potters Bar
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
- Delegated report
- Decision - grant perm with conds -ful
- Consultee comment submitted online
- Hig comment
- Existing basement and gf plan
- Existing ff plan
- Existing elevation 2 (to network rail) elevation 3
- Existing elevations 5 6 and 7 (internal recess)
- Proposed basement and gf plan
- Proposed ff plan
- Proposed elevation 2 (to network rail) elevation 3
- Proposed elevations 5 6 and 7 (internal recess)
- Acoustic louvre
- Acoustic panel work
- Noico acoustic louvres
- Noico acoustic panelwork 2018-1
- Mcd plant and order point assessment
- Schedule of photographs
- Cil form
- Letter of support
- Plant relocation cover letter
- Existing site plan
- Proposed site plan
- Site location plan
- Attachment summary
- Application form redacted
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Hertsmere granted permission on 24 August 2021, 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.
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