Planning application
16 Melrose Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1SZ
Works: Extension Windows or glazing Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Single storey rear, side, and front porch extension; alterations to fenestration.
As published by the council, reference 26/0497/HSE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0497/HSE
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Potters Bar Parkfield
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EN6 1SZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hertsmere register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/0593/HSE Decided
16 Melrose Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1SZ
Construction of front porch extension, single storey rear extension to include 1x rooflight and two storey side extension with associated roof works.
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26/0498/HSE Decided
16 Melrose Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1SZ
Construction of single storey side and rear extension and front porch extension.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by Hertsmere
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24 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: 26/0030/APP (Appeal In Progress)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- Appeal questionnaire
- Appeal form
- Grounds of appeal statement
- Grounds of appeal - ufm3_householder_acknowledgement_letter
- Grounds of appeal - decision_notice-2068746
- Grounds of appeal - application_form_redacted-2026475
- Delegated report
- Decision notice
- Potters bar society comments
- Application form redacted
- Existing plans and elevations
- Proposed plans and elevations
Trade members open them from here.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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12 Melrose Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1SZ
Single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration following demolition of conservatory. Certificate of lawful development (proposed).
Granted Lawful development Extension Demolition +1 6 docsSmall domestic -
16 Melrose Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1SZ
Construction of single storey side and rear extension and front porch extension.
Decided Householder Extension 6 docsSmall domestic -
8 Melrose Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1SZ
Existing use as a HMO (Class C4). Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing).
Decided Lawful development 13 docs -
16 Melrose Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1SZ
Construction of front porch extension, single storey rear extension to include 1x rooflight and two storey side extension with associated roof works.
Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer 6 docsSmall domestic -
28 Melrose Avenue Potters Bar EN6 1TA
Erection of single storey rear extension (Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Development).
Granted Lawful development Extension 4 docsSmall domestic -
7 Albemarle Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1TD
Single storey rear extension.
Granted Householder Extension 6 docsSmall domestic
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26/0157/HSE Decided
8 The Drive Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7DA
Demolition of existing garage; construction of part single, part two storey side and rear extensions and front porch; alterations to levels and hard landscaping to front and rear; alterations to fenestration. (ADDITIONAL DOCUMENT RECEIVED: 18/08/2026 - Tree Report and Tree Protection Plan & secondary dropped kerb removed).
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26/0653/HSE Decided
45 Highview Gardens Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5PN
Construction of part single, part two storey side and rear extension with associated roof works.
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26/0928/HSE Decided
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Construction of two storey side and part single part two storey rear extension. Erection of detached double garage with ancillary utility space following the demolition of the existing garage. Conversion of loft to habitable room to include roof alterations and front, side and rear roof lights. Front porch extension.
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26/0885/HSE Granted
89 Hatfield Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1HZ
Demolition of existing detached garage and construction of part single, part two storey front, side and rear extension.
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26/0985/HSE Decided
3 Bentley Place Bentley Heath Barnet Hertfordshire EN5 4BF
Part single, part two-storey rear extension, 2x new rear dormers, conversion of existing garage into habitable room, and alterations to fenestration.