4 Elmroyd Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2ED Data via plota.co.uk

26/0560/CLP - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Approved

Proposal

Installation of Solar PV system to side roof elevation. Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Apr 2026
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Approved
17 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Potters Bar The Royds conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Potters Bar built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £325,000 in December 2000. Detached house, freehold.

1 December 2000£325,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Hertsmere
Application type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
EN6 2ED
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Bentley Heath & The Royds
Parish
No Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Lawful Certificate (Proposed Dev)
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 88% of lawful development certificates here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
131decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Hertsmere in the last twelve months, from validation. Hertsmere decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14882763
Env. assessment
No
Hertsmere
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#225 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hertsmere is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #243 out of 296. 55% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hertsmere decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #57 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #108 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #243 of 296
55%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #249 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
102 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
27 decided
742
Total decisions
55 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.