Hilfield Farm House Hilfield Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8PH

1. 22 Oct 2025

   Received by Hertsmere

2. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 1 Oct 2026

   Decision issued

4. 2 Oct 2026

   Status changed to Decided

   Previously Awaiting decision.

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• Land West Of Hilfield Lane Aldenham Hertfordshire

  26/0550/VOC Submitted 24 Apr 2026 150 yards away

  Application for the Variation of Conditions 3 (limit) and 4 (decommissioning) following the grant of planning permission reference 25/0153/FUL (appeal reference APP/N1920/W/25/3368845) for the proposed development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) including ancillary works and access arrangements. Variation of conditions would allow extending the time limit of the operational life of the BESS to 40 years.

  Granted Amendments 18 docs

• Land West Of Hilfield Lane Aldenham Hertfordshire

  24/1281/EI1 Submitted 4 Oct 2024 150 yards away

  Request for screening opinion (Environmental Impact Assessment - Screening).

  Decided Outline 19 docs

• National Animal Welfare Trust Tylers Way Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8WT

  26/1119/VOC Submitted 7 Aug 2026 400 yards away

  82% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct

  Variation of conditions 2 (plans - FUL), 4 (boundary treatment - FUL), 5 (drainage - FUL), 6 and 7 (surface water drainage - FUL), 10 (solar panels - FUL), 30 (BNG plan), 37 (Dust 1), 39 (Demolition & Construction Environmental Management Plan), 40 (Site waste Management Plan), 43 (Construction Management Plan), 46 (cycle parking), 47 (tree protection), 48 (Landscape Management Plan), 49 (boundary treatment), 50 (soft landscaping), 51 (hard landscaping), 53 (Whole Life Carbon Assessment) and removal of condition 38 (Dust 2) to allow for minor revisions to the development, and specifically a modestly revised building layout of the redeveloped NAWT site as approved following grant of planning permission 23/1731/FUL.

  Awaiting decision Amendments Demolition Trees 43 docs

• National Animal Welfare Trust Tylers Way Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8WT

  21/0969/FUL Submitted 4 May 2021 0.2 miles away

  Demolition of existing kennel and miscellaneous ancillary buildings and construction of a new kennel building.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 19 docs

• 26/1315/CLP Granted

  52 Carrington Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2HA

  Replacement rear dormer and alterations to front roof lights. Certificate of lawful development (Proposed).

  Received 10 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/1220/CLP Decided

  The Farm House The Green Letchmore Heath Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8ES

  Removal of approximately 1.4m of private garden hedge and installation of an inward-opening pedestrian gate and posts, with a maximum overall height of 1.0 metre above existing ground level, wholly within the property boundary. Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed).

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/1300/CLP Granted

  111 Church Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EY

  Conversion of loft to habitable space to include rear dormer, 3x front rooflights and removal of chimney stack. Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed).

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/1573/CLP Awaiting decision

  49 Warenford Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5ER

  Construction of single storey outbuilding Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed).

  Received 29 Oct, published by the council 6 Nov 2026 Lawful development
• 26/1276/CLE Granted

  81 Barton Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1PQ

  Retention of existing use of an outbuilding as a self-contained dwellinghouse. Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing).

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Lawful development