Goffs Oak Playing Fields Goffs Lane Goffs Oak Hertfordshire EN7 5ET Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Outline permission with all matters reserved for the development of a community facility (Class F2) of up to 400 square metres with commercial, business and service uses (Class E) of up to 960 square metres (of which up to 500 square metres of indoor recreation space) and improvements and alterations to external, recreation and amenity space Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Broxbourne Planning and Regulatory Committee on 8 Sept 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the proposal would provide an updated community facility and was considered appropriate development in the Green Belt.
- Responses included support for the pocket park, play-area improvements and planting, alongside concerns about design, size, parking and maintenance.
- The committee resolved to grant permission with the report’s conditions and added limits on operating hours, Class E uses and community use.
Source: Plota analysis of Broxbourne's committee minutes of 8 Sept 2026.
Documents 30
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 14
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Site constraints 3
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Broxbourne
- Postcode
- EN7 5ET
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Goffs Oak.
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Conditional Approval
- Decision date
- 10 Sept 2026
How this decision compares
Decided in 148 days from validation, 85 days slower than Broxbourne's median of 63 for commercial premises. Approved, as 81% of commercial premises here are.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Broxbourne in the last twelve months, from validation. Broxbourne decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 24 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 29 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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