Planning application
Former Potters Bar Golf Club Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1DE
Works: New dwelling Demolition Several homes
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Proposal
Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for the phased erection of up to 550 residential dwellings including affordable housing and plots of self-build/custom build homes (Class C3); a community hub building and other community facilities (Class E); green and blue infrastructure; a primary vehicular access from Darkes Lane; a pedestrian and cycle access (and also serving as an emergency access) from Darkes Lane; pedestrian accesses via the Hertfordshire Way; service and utility structures including substations and demolition of the existing club house building and two dwellings.
As published by the council, reference 26/0427/OUTEI
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0427/OUTEI
- Type
- Outline with EIA application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Potters Bar Parkfield
- Parish
- No Parish
- Postcode
- EN6 1DE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Hertsmere
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Hertsmere took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury
Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
112 documents on file for this application
- Pselsc comment
- Hig comment
- Growth and infrastructure response
- Healthy places response
- Environmental directory - es vol.2
- East of england ambulance service comments
- Minerals and waste comment
- Ecology response
- Potters bar society
- Affinity water
- Pselsc response
- Natural england response
- Natural england response
- National highways comments
- Cil response
- Active travel england response
- Environment agency response
- Built heritage response
- Thames water response
- Psear (arb) response
- Consultee comment submitted online
- Consultee comment submitted online
- Arch comment
- Herts fire & rescue (hydrants)
- Applicationformredacted
- Biodiversity net gain feasibility assessment
- Bng metric
- Statutory biodiversity metric condition assessments
- Sustainability and energy statement
- Qualitative obtrusive light statement appendix 1.0
- Qualitative obtrusive light statement
- Health impact assessment
- Arboricultural baseline report & impact assessment
- Tree constraints plan
- Tree removals plan
- Design and access statement part 6
- Design and access statement
- Design and access statement part 2
- Design and access statement part 3
- Design and access statement part 4
- Design and access statement part 5
- Red line boundary on os base
- Parameter plan 01 - access and movement plan
- Parameter plan 02 - land use plan
- Parameter plan 03 - building heights plan
- Illustrative concept plan
- Planning statement
- Environmental statement non-technical summary
- Environmental statement vol 1 part 2
- Environmental statement vol 1 part 1
- Environmental statement vol 2 part 53
- Environmental statement vol 2 part 1
- Environmental statement vol 2 part 2
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- Environmental statement vol 2 part 49
- Environmental statement vol 2 part 50
- Environmental statement vol 2 part 51
- Environmental statement vol 2 part 52
- Statement of community involvement
- Transport assessment part 4
- Transport assessment part 1
- Transport assessment part 2
- Transport assessment part 3
- Framework travel plan
- Darkes lane site access & active travel phase 1
- Cil form 1
- Cover letter
- Flood risk sequential test report
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This application is with Hertsmere for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Hertsmere decided outline applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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