Planning application
35A High Street Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5AJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of first and second floors from Class E (office) to 2x HMOs (Class C4), comprising a 4-bedroom HMO on the first floor and a 3-bedroom HMO on the second floor with shared kitchen/dining/living facilities for up to 12 occupants (additional plans/information received on the 23.01.2026 and amended plans on the 27.04.2026 and 07.05.2026).
As published by the council, reference 25/1565/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1565/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Permission
- Received
- 29 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Potters Bar Oakmere
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EN6 5AJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hertsmere register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0341/PD56M Withdrawn
35A High Street Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5AJ
Change of use of the existing upper floors of the building from commercial use (Use Class E) to residential use (Use Class C3) to provide 4x residential dwellings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2025
Received by Hertsmere
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7 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 May 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Serene Spaces (Property Consultancy) Agent
2 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
- Delegated report
- Decision
- Proposed second floor plan
- Proposed first floor plan
- Proposed rear elevation
- Existing rear elevation
- Security home plan: first floor
- Security home plan: ground floor
- Secured by design compliance note (dated 23rd january 2026)
- Waste management response
- Consultee comment submitted online
- Hig comment
- Thames water comments
- Uk power networks comment
- Consultee comment submitted online
- Location and block plan
- Amenity to oakmere park distance drawing
- Existing front elevation
- Existing section a-a
- Site plan
- Existing floor plans
- Proposed front elevation
- Proposed section a-a
- Typical timber enclousure detail for 6 cycles
- General waste bin enclosure detail
- Dry recycle bin enclosure detail
- Food waste bin enclosure detail
- Planning & design statement
- Residential management & site supervision plan
- Applicationformredacted
- Cil form 1
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Hertsmere granted permission on 12 May 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.
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