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138 Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AF

Awaiting decision Hertsmere 26/1503/FUL Full applications

Works: Extension Windows or glazing Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Single storey rear extension, alterations to the shopfront, relocation of the external rear steel staircase and installation of a commercial kitchen extraction and filtration system.

As published by the council, reference 26/1503/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/1503/FUL
Category
Full applications
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
19 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Postcode
EN6 1AF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Hertsmere register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/1372/CLP Awaiting decision

    138 Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AF

    Change of use from Use Class E(a) Retail to E(b) Restaurant - to allow for the sale and preparation of food and drink for consumption mostly on the premises. Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed).

    Submitted 23 Sep 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Oct 2026

    Received by Hertsmere

  2. 21 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 December 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.

What 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 full applications in a median of 88 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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