Cheshunt Football Club Theobalds Lane Cheshunt Hertfordshire EN8 8RU Data via plota.co.uk

07/26/0293/F Approved
Commercial & major worksSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Erection of new building to facilitate 4 indoor doubles padel courts, 1 singles padel court and associated players facilities Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Apr 2026
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Validated
14 Apr 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents 23

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision notice · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 11

PDF Response to Sport England comments Planning Statement · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Community Access in Principle Statement Planning Statement · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HCC Ecology Statutory Response · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Daylighting for Industrial Buildings Planning Statement · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement Transport Statement · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Survey Existing Plans · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Design and Access Statement · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary Ecological Appraisal and Biodiversity Statement Planning Statement · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF The SAPCA Code of Practice for the Construction of Padel Courts Planning Statement · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Sustainability Checklist Planning Statement · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Metric Biodiversity Net Gain · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Site Location Plan Site Location Plan · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Layout Proposed Plans · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans and Elevations Proposed Plans · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 6

PDF Anonymous Consultee Response - Objection · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Sport England Statutory Response · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Sport England Statutory Response · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HCC Highways Statutory Response · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HCC Highways Statutory Response · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Environmental Health Statutory Response · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Scheduled monument 122 m away: Theobalds Palace, Waltham Cross
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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Important details

Council
Broxbourne
Postcode
EN8 8RU
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Theobalds
Case officer
Show
Decision
Conditional Approval
Decision date
2 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 18 days slower than Broxbourne's median of 61 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
157decided in the last year

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Public comments

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
23 Apr 2026
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Refused
Area 1 - New stadium with capacity for up to 2000 spectators. 53 no. 1 bedroom apartments…
07/18/0514/F
2016 Approved
DETAILS OF FENCING PURSUANT TO CONDITION 15 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 07/13/0574/F
07/16/1240/DRC
2016 Approved
DETAILS OF FENCING PURSUANT TO CONDITION 15 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 07/13/0574/F
07/16/1240/DRC
2016 Withdrawn
AREA 1 - NEW STADIUM WITH UP TO 5,192 SEATS, 66 X 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, 70 X 2 BEDROOM AP…
1344/16
2016 Withdrawn
AREA 1 - NEW STADIUM WITH UP TO 5,192 SEATS, 66 X 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, 70 X 2 BEDROOM AP…
1344/16
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Cheshunt Football Club Theobalds Lane, -, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 8RU
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no.3 and 10 (Phasing Plan a…
07/24/0367/DRC
2024 Approved
Cheshunt Football Club Theobalds Lane, -, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 8RU
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 07/18/0514/F to amen…
07/24/0369/NMA
2022 Approved
Cheshunt Football Club Theobalds Lane Hertfordshire Cheshunt EN8 8RU
Extension of existing stand and installation of 2no. prefabricated standing terraces with…
07/22/1051/F
2022 Approved
Cheshunt Football Club Theobalds Lane Hertfordshire Cheshunt EN8 8RU
Extension of existing stand and installation of 2no. prefabricated standing terraces with…
07/22/1051/F
2016 Refused
Cheshunt Football Clubtheobalds Lane Cheshunt Hertfordshire En8 8Ru
AREA 1 - NEW STADIUM WITH UP TO 5,192 SEATS, 66 NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, 70 NO. 2 BEDROO…
07/16/1369/F
2016 Refused
Cheshunt Football Clubtheobalds Lane Cheshunt Hertfordshire En8 8Ru
AREA 1 - NEW STADIUM WITH UP TO 5,192 SEATS, 66 NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, 70 NO. 2 BEDROO…
07/16/1369/F
2016 Approved
Cheshunt Football Club Theobalds Lane Cheshunt Herts En8 8Ru
ERECTION OF BALL STOP NETTING AROUND PLAYING PITCHES AT CHESHUNT FOOTBALL CLUB
07/16/1255/F
2016 Approved
Cheshunt Football Club Theobalds Lane Cheshunt Herts En8 8Ru
ERECTION OF BALL STOP NETTING AROUND PLAYING PITCHES AT CHESHUNT FOOTBALL CLUB
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Broxbourne
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#205 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Broxbourne is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #218 out of 296. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Broxbourne decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #204 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #125 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #218 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #211 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
52 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
26 decided
481
Total decisions
70 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings