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Melbury Stables Hilfield Lane South Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4EL

Granted Hertsmere 25/1614/FUL Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Installation of pedestrian footpath through the site linking to the nearby pavement on Elstree Road (as amended by plan received on 02.04.2026).

As published by the council, reference 25/1614/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/1614/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Permission
Received
10 Nov 2025
Validated
10 Nov 2025
Decided
22 May 2026
Ward
Bushey Heath
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WD23 4EL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Hertsmere register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0781/PD56M Awaiting decision

    Melbury Stables Hilfield Lane South Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4EL

    Change of use of office space to 5 self-contained flats.

    Submitted 5 Jun 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Received by Hertsmere

  2. 22 May 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Permission

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Apcar Smith Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

  • Decision notice Decision · 26 May 2026
  • Delegated report Delegated Report · 26 May 2026
  • Biodiversity net gain guidance note (dated 01.04.2026) Supporting Documents · 02 Apr 2026
  • The statutory biodiversity metric start page Supporting Documents · 02 Apr 2026
  • Site plan with proposed footpath Drawing/Plans · 02 Apr 2026
  • Agent's email: proposed footpath colour/material Correspondence · 03 Mar 2026
  • Arboriculture comments Consultee replies · 12 Jan 2026
  • Highways response Consultee replies · 09 Dec 2025
  • Psear response Consultee replies · 02 Dec 2025
  • Ecology response Consultee replies · 24 Nov 2025
  • Natural england response Consultee replies · 24 Nov 2025
  • Natural england response Consultee replies · 24 Nov 2025
  • Consultee comment submitted online Consultee Comment · 18 Nov 2025
  • Application form redacted Application Form · 10 Nov 2025
  • Topographical survey Drawing/Plans · 10 Nov 2025
  • Detailed site plan Drawing/Plans · 10 Nov 2025
  • Planning statement with appendices Supporting Documents · 10 Nov 2025
  • Highways technical note Supporting Documents · 10 Nov 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Hertsmere granted permission on 22 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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