Planning application
12 Ark Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1GH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective application for the retention of timber boundary fence.
As published by the council, reference 26/1079/HSE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1079/HSE
- Category
- Householder
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Borehamwood Cowley Hill
- Parish
- Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council
- Postcode
- WD6 1GH
Comment by 29 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Hertsmere through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Hertsmere
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7 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 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 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- Existing fence elevation
- Existing elevations
- Pre-existing elevations
- Existing and proposed site plan
- Applicationformredacted
- Location plan
- Reference- pp-15102589
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Hertsmere for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Hertsmere decided householder applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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