Colesdale Farmhouse Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4QZ

1. 12 Apr 2021

   Received by Welwyn Hatfield

2. 30 Apr 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 25 Jun 2021

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 9 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

• Land East of Colesdale Farm Cuffley

  6/2025/2131/OUTLINE Submitted 6 Oct 2025 69m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~10 Dec

  Erection of a residential development of up to 35 dwellings, with all matters reserved for subsequent approval except for a new vehicular access from Northaw Road East

  Awaiting decision Outline New dwelling 2 docs
  Major scheme

• Colesdale Farm Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 4QZ

  6/2022/2726/LAWE Submitted 1 Dec 2022 133m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for the existing storage or distribution Class B8

  Granted Lawful development

• Colesdale Farm Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4QZ

  6/2024/1549/PN19 Submitted 14 Aug 2024 202m away

  Prior approval for the erection of an agricultural building measuring 35m in length, 15m in width, 3.1m to the eaves and 6.08m to the ridge

  Refused Prior approval

• Colesdale Farm Northaw Road West Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4QZ

  6/2024/1919/PN19 Submitted 8 Oct 2024 215m away

  Prior approval for the erection of an agricultural building measuring 35m in length, 15m in width, 3.1m to the eaves and 6.08m to the ridge

  Granted Prior approval

• 2 Waterworks Cottages Northaw Road East Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4RB

  6/2026/1015/HOUSE Submitted 9 Jun 2026 268m away

  Erection of open porch, alteration to fenestration, raised rear patio and installation of hipped roofs above the existing front elevation bay windows.

  Refused Householder Extension Windows or glazing
  Small domestic

• Northaw And Cuffley Bowling Club King George V Playing Field Northaw Road East Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4RD

  6/2022/2849/COND Submitted 16 Dec 2022 310m away

  Submission of details pursuant to condition 5 (external lighting scheme) on planning permission S6/2015/1342/PP

  Granted Conditions 2 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