Telecommunications Equipment On Roof Of Elstree House Elstree Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/0664/PD56O - PD - Prior Approval 56 day - Others Awaiting decision

Proposal

The installation of 1 no. new 7.5m stub tower with 3 no. new antennae and 1 no. new equipment cabinet, the removal of 3 no. existing antennae with support equipment and 1 no. existing equipment cabinet, alongside the relocation of 3 no. existing antennae and 1 no. existing equipment cabinet and development ancillary thereto. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 May 2026
Consultation
28 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Jul 2026

As of 22 Aug 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Site constraints 2

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Borehamwood built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Hertsmere
Application type
PD - Prior Approval 56 day - Others
Postcode
WD6 1JP
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Borehamwood Kenilworth
Parish
Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Beacon Comms

Decision outlook

Day 122, past the statutory target. 97% of prior approvals in Hertsmere are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 21 Aug 2026.

Day 12266 days past the 56-day target
83%decided within 8 weeks
45%approved
64decided in the last year

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Public comments

No public comments yet.

91 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14933921
Neighbours
28 May 2026
Consultation
28 May 2026
Comments by
18 Jun 2026
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