Planning application
18 Northaw Road East Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4LL
Works: Loft or dormer Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Installation of rear dormer and pitched roof to facilitate loft conversion
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0566/HOUSE
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/0566/HOUSE
- Type
- HOUSEHOLDER APPLICATION
- Status
- Decided - Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Northaw and Cuffley
- Parish
- Northaw and Cuffley
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EN6 4LL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: 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 householder applications
How this application type works
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.
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6/2026/0703/HOUSE Granted
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