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
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.
As published by the council, reference 21/1448/PD56
Application record
- Reference
- 21/1448/PD56
- Type
- PD - Prior Approval 56 day- Off to Resid
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: PD56 -Prior Approval Given
- Received
- 13 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 13 Jul 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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21/1364/FUL Granted
Metropolitan House Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AG
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2021
Received by Hertsmere
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24 Aug 2021
Decision issued: PD56 -Prior Approval Given
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5 Sep 2026
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Savills Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1987 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
48 documents on file for this application
- Ukpo comment
- Delegated report
- Determin prior approval granted (56 da
- Consultee comment submitted online
- Bst comment
- Consultee comment submitted online
- Hcc highways comment
- Hp response
- Attachment summary
- Proposed basement and gf plan
- Application form redacted
- Proposed first floor plan
- Existing basement & ground floor plan
- Existing first floor plan
- Existing second floor plan
- Existing fifth floor plan
- Existing fourth floor plan(
- Existing elevation
- Existing seventh floor plan
- Existing site plan
- Existing third floor plan
- Existing sixth floor plan
- Existing roof plan
- Proposed first floor
- Existing elevation 3
- Proposed fifth floor
- Existing elevation 2
- Proposed fourth floor
- Existing elevations
- Proposed second floor
- Proposed third floor
- Proposed seventh floor
- Proposed sixth floor
- Proposed car parking
- Initial assessment of flood risk 1.3
- Proposed basement and ground floor plan
- Location plan
- Block plan
- Cil additional information form
- Daylight statement
- Phase 1 environmental report part1of2
- Phase 1 environmental report part2of2
- Noise and vibration assessment report part2of2
- Letter of support
- R05 adm transport statement
- Noise and vibration assessment report part1of2
- Metropolitan house_prior approval application_supporting statement
- Mcdonalds plant noise survey and technical assessment
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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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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Metropolitan House Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AG
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.
Granted Full applications 26 docs -
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).
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 54 docs -
Metropolitan House Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AG
Change of use from Office (Class E) to Residential (Class C3) for 96 flats.
Granted Prior approval New dwelling 58 docsMajor scheme -
Metropolitan House 3 Darkes Lane Potters Bar EN6 1AL
Proposed new drive through signage comprising of 2 No: rotating three sided illuminated units, 2 No: rotating three sided double illuminated units and 1 No: customer order display unit with illuminated monitor. (Application for Advertement Consent)
Granted Advertising 4 docs -
33 Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1BA
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 2 (Noise) and 4 (Storage and recycling of refuse) of planning permission reference 22/1468/PD56M.
Granted Conditions 13 docs -
41 Darkes Lane Potters Bar EN6 1BJ
Single storey rear extension following part demolition of existing and total demolition of garage, new shop front to existing shop together with change of use of first floor to 3 bed residential flat with entrance and bin stores on roof of new extension.
Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1 8 docsSmall domestic
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26/0496/PD56M Granted
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Change of use from Office (Class E) to Residential (Class C3) for 96 flats.
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26/0919/PD42 Awaiting decision
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26/0075/PD56M Decided
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26/0526/PD42 Granted
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