34 Station Road Waltham Cross Hertfordshire EN9 1AA Data via plota.co.uk

07/26/0690/LDP - Lawful Dev. Cert. (Proposed) REGISTERED: Under Assessment

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a 5 bedroom 5 person HMO (Use Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Nov 2026, from Broxbourne's recent lawful development certificates.

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Waltham Cross built-up area; Green belt 35 m away: London; Priority habitat 26 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · 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.

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Important details

Council
Broxbourne
Application type
Lawful Dev. Cert. (Proposed)
Postcode
EN9 1AA
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Waltham Cross
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Broxbourne usually decides lawful development certificates by day 56.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
71%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
58decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026
Broxbourne
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#205 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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