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Land Lying To The East Of Hartfield Avenue And Fronting Onto Barnet Lane Elstree Hertfordshire

Refused Hertsmere 23/0053/OUT Outline Application

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Residential development of up to 74 dwellings, with associated landscaping, amenity space, Self-Build plots, sustainable urban drainage (SuDs), and associated works. (Outline Application to include Access, with all other matters Reserved) (description updated 04.04.2023)

As published by the council, reference 23/0053/OUT

Application record

Reference
23/0053/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse Permission
Received
11 Jan 2023
Validated
11 Jan 2023
Decided
21 Apr 2023
Ward
Elstree
Parish
Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council
Decision by
Committee Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jan 2023

    Received by Hertsmere

  2. 21 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission

  3. 5 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in London

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

320 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About outline applications

How this application type works

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

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