1 The Forge Coopers Lane Northaw Potters Bar EN6 4NF Data via plota.co.uk

6/2026/0964/LB - LISTED BUILDING Approved

Proposal

Installation of fibre broadband infrastructure to the dwelling requiring a small diameter penetration through an external wall of the listed building to facilitate fibre cabling and an internal connection point Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Approved
24 Jul 2026

Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 1, The Forge
List entry 1348168 · 8 m from the pin · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
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 Potters Bar built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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

Application type
LISTED BUILDING
Postcode
EN6 4NF
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Parish
Northaw and Cuffley
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 4 days faster than Welwyn Hatfield's median of 55 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 93% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
40decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Welwyn Hatfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Welwyn Hatfield decision record →

Public comments

2comments received

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Jul 2026
Welwyn Hatfield
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#272 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Welwyn Hatfield is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #224 out of 296. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) 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
Welwyn Hatfield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #200 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #246 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #224 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #229 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
73%
Change of use approved
22 decided
633
Total decisions
87 refused in the year to March 2026