Planning application
18 Station Road Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4HT
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval for the change of use from incidental storage area (A1) to one bedroom flat (C3).
As published by the council, reference 6/2021/1439/PN9
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2021/1439/PN9
- Type
- Class M - RETAIL OR BETTING OFFICE OR PAY DAY LOAN SHOP TO DWELLINGHOUSES - PRIOR APPROVAL
- Status
- Decided - Refused
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Refused
- Received
- 7 May 2021
- Validated
- 19 May 2021
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2021
- Ward
- Northaw and Cuffley
- Parish
- Northaw and Cuffley
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EN6 4HT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2021
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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19 May 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Jul 2021
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Refused
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
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.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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