Springfield Cottage Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NG

1. 16 Oct 2019

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 30 Oct 2019

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Dec 2019

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 22 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 1 The Forge Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NF

  6/2026/0964/LB Submitted 2 Jun 2026 166m away

  Installation of fibre broadband infrastructure to the dwelling requiring a small diameter penetration through an external wall of the listed building to facilitate fibre cabling and an internal connection point

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings
  Domestic

• Jupiter Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NJ

  6/2024/1066/PN8 Submitted 10 Jun 2024 234m away

  Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 8m in depth, 3m in height and 3m to the eaves

  Refused Prior approval Extension
  Small domestic

• 1 Northaw Place Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NQ

  6/2024/1407/HOUSE Submitted 24 Jul 2024 253m away

  Extension to existing garage

  Refused Householder Extension
  Domestic

• 1 Northaw Place Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NQ

  6/2026/0735/LAWE Submitted 27 Apr 2026 287m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the land as residential garden land ancillary to the dwellinghouse continuously since 2012

  Refused Lawful development
  Domestic

• Northaw House Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NG

  6/2021/2191/VAR Submitted 20 Jul 2021 314m away

  Variation of condition 4 (drawing numbers), on Listed Building Consent 6/2019/0218/LB

  Granted Amendments

• Northaw House Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4FG

  6/2025/2277/VAR Submitted 27 Oct 2025 328m away

  Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on planning permission 6/2023/2553/VAR

  Granted Amendments 3 docs

• 6/2026/0735/LAWE Refused

  1 Northaw Place Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NQ

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the land as residential garden land ancillary to the dwellinghouse continuously since 2012

  27 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1132/LAWE Refused

  19 Cunningham Avenue Hatfield AL10 9LR

  Certificate of existing lawfulness of a 5 person HMO since 6 April 2006

  30 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1506/LAWP Awaiting decision

  Gosmore Brocket Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TT

  Erection of single storey side extensions x 2 and two storey rear extension

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1503/LAWE Awaiting decision

  27 Batterdale Hatfield AL9 5JG

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing like-for-like replacement of damaged and aged windows on the front and rear elevations

  26 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 6/2026/1044/LAWP Granted

  5 Peartree Court Welwyn Garden City AL7 3XN

  Certificate of lawfulness for the change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C4 (HMO for up to 6 unrelated residents)

  15 Jun 2026 Lawful development