Planning application
Garden Cottage Summerhouse Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8DL
Works: Extension Small domestic
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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Front boundary works to included dropped kerb and vehicular hardstanding with associated gate / fencing, repair and extension to existing brick boundary wall and associated soft landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 26/0294/HSE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0294/HSE
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Permission
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Aldenham West
- Parish
- Aldenham Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD25 8DL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hertsmere register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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26/0833/LBC Decided
Garden Cottage Summerhouse Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8DL
Front boundary works to include new vehicular access, dropped kerb and vehicular hardstanding with associated gate / fencing, repair and extension to existing brick boundary wall and associated soft landscaping. (Associated application reference 26/0832/HSE.)
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26/0832/HSE Decided
Garden Cottage Summerhouse Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8DL
Front boundary works to include new vehicular access, dropped kerb and vehicular hardstanding with associated gate / fencing, repair and extension to existing brick boundary wall and associated soft landscaping. (Associated Listed Building Consent 26/0833/LBC.)
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26/0393/LBC Refused
Garden Cottage Summerhouse Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8DL
Front boundary works to included dropped kerb and vehicular hardstanding with associated gate / fencing, repair and extension to existing brick boundary wall and associated soft landscaping. (Application for Listed Building Consent. Accompanying householder application under reference 26/0294/HSE.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Hertsmere
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 May 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/0393/LBC Refused
Garden Cottage Summerhouse Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8DL
Front boundary works to included dropped kerb and vehicular hardstanding with associated gate / fencing, repair and extension to existing brick boundary wall and associated soft landscaping. (Application for Listed Building Consent. Accompanying householder application under reference 26/0294/HSE.)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
- Delegated report
- Decision notice
- Psecc comments
- Psecc response
- Consultee comment submitted online
- Hig comment
- Arboriculture response
- Visibility splays
- Proposed materials
- Existing and proposed site plan
- Applicationformredacted
- Location plan
- Proposed side elevation
- Heritage statement
- Proposed front elevation
- Planning statement
- Notice1
- Arboricultural impact assessment
- Heritage statement
- Planning statement
- Notice1
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Hertsmere refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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