21 Elstree Hill North Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3EL Data via plota.co.uk

26/0058/FUL - Full Planning Permission Withdrawn

Proposal

Single storey rear extension to existing synagogue to create secure entrance lobby area. Adjustment of existing steps to raised lawn area to facilitate extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
22 Jan 2026
−
Withdrawn
27 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
30 Mar 2026

Withdrawn on 27 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Elstree Village 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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 27 m away: Aldenham House
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Elstree built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Building

Floor area287 m² (3,089 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 36)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hertsmere
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
WD6 3EL
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Elstree
Parish
Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Withdrawn
Decision date
27 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14626032
Planning Portal ref
PP-14626032
Neighbours
27 Jan 2026
Consultation
30 Mar 2026
Comments by
5 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
12 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Mar 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.