Planning application
7 Tolmers Road Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4JF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for change of use from a residential dwelling to a children's home for up to two children with a registered manager, two day carers and two overnight carers working on a rota basis
As published by the council, reference 6/2026/0704/LAWP
Application record
- Reference
- 6/2026/0704/LAWP
- Type
- LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT - PROPOSED
- Status
- Decided - Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Northaw and Cuffley
- Parish
- Northaw and Cuffley
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- EN6 4JF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Welwyn Hatfield register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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6/2026/1299/HOUSE Granted
7 Tolmers Road Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4JF
Erection of a hip to gable roof extension, rear box dormer and installation of three rooflights to the front roof slope
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by Welwyn Hatfield
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12 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Welwyn Hatfield granted permission on 12 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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7 Tolmers Road Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4JF
Erection of a hip to gable roof extension, rear box dormer and installation of three rooflights to the front roof slope
Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormerDomestic -
29 Tolmers Gardens Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4JE
Conversion of garage to habitable space and part raising roof of garage and installation of rooflight.
Granted Householder Loft or dormerDomestic -
3 Tolmers Gardens Cuffley EN6 4JE
Two storey side and rear extensions, works to the roof to include formation of crown roof with rear dormer and alterations to the fenestration
Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1Domestic -
4 Tolmers Gardens Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4JE
Erection of a two storey rear extension and first floor side extension
Granted Householder ExtensionDomestic -
13 Tolmers Road Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4JF
Erection of a new dwelling following demolition of existing dwelling
Granted Full applications New dwelling DemolitionDomestic -
14 Tolmers Road Cuffley Potters Bar EN6 4LA
Subdivision of the existing dwelling into two dwellings
Granted Full applicationsSeveral homes
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6/2026/1287/LAWE Refused
Woodhurst Farm, Stables Cattlegate Road Northaw Potters Bar EN2 8AU
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of a former agricultural building (Barn) as a self- contained single residential dwelling house (Use Class C3) following its conversion and continuous occupation for a period in excess of 10 years prior to the date of this application
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6/2026/1306/LAWP Granted
184 Unit 4 St Albans Road West Hatfield AL10 0TF
Certificate of lawfulness for the change of use of the front office portion of Unit 4 to a daycare/crèche facility, to include an internal mezzanine, within Use Class E.
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6/2026/1328/LAWP Granted
41 Great North Road Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TJ
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear facing dormer and single storey side extension, plus insertion of rooflight to front elevation
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6/2026/1288/LAWE Granted
1 The Limberlost Welwyn AL6 9TS
Certificate of existing lawfulness for a single storey extension
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6/2026/1297/LAWE Granted
White Lodge Farm The Bellbrook Bulls Lane Hatfield AL9 7AZ
Certificate of lawfulness in relation to existing gate and fencing