Community facility redevelopment at Goffs Oak Playing Fields, Goff's Oak
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Broxbourne Planning and Regulatory Committee on 8 Sept 2026.
What is proposed
Outline permission is sought for a community facility, commercial and service uses, indoor recreation space, and improved external recreation and amenity areas.
“SUMMARY 1.1 The application seeks outline planning permission (with all matters reserved) for the redevelopment of Goffs Oak Village Hall and associated external recreation and amenity space. Access is indicated to remain unchanged, utilising the existing Valley View and Goffs Lane junctions to the south of the site. The report considers the relevant planning considerations, including the principle of the land use having regard to local and national planning policies.”
Officer report
Earlier planning history
Earlier applications concerned a doctor’s surgery and additional parking, with conditional approvals in 1983 and 2001.
“(Outline) Two storey doctor’s surgery (including demolition of existing building) and additional parking Conditional approval dated: 29/08/2001”
Officer report
The committee decision
The committee resolved to grant planning permission subject to the report’s conditions and additional controls on operating hours, Class E uses and community use.
“Outline permission with all matters reserved for the development of a community facility (Use Class F2) of up to 400sq.m with commercial, business and service uses (Use Class E) of up to 960sq.m (of which up to 500sq.m of indoor recreation space) and improvements and alterations to external, recreation and amenity space - Goffs Oak Playing Fields Goffs Lane Goffs Oak Hertfordshire EN7 5ET.”
“RESOLVED that planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out at the end of the circulated report and additional conditions relating to;”
Minutes
Conditions added
Additional conditions limited operating hours and the extent of Class E uses and required an approved community use agreement.
“(a) limiting the hours of operation; (b) limiting the extent of Class E uses; and (c) a community use agreement being submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.”
Minutes
Sources
- Broxbourne Planning and Regulatory Committee minutes, 8 September 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Broxbourne's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Council
- Broxbourne
- Date
- Tuesday 8 September 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
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This committee's year
17 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 3 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.