Sunny Bank Junior And Infant School Field View Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2NA Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/1024/HCC
Appeal
Allowed · 10 Dec 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6000882 ↗
Date received
10 Jul 2025
Date validated
10 Jul 2025
Postcode
EN6 2NA

Description

Change of use from C3 residential to C2 care home, erection of porch, installation of new garden room, new boundary fencing and associated works at Sunny Bank Junior And Infant School, School House, Field View Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 2NA. HCC application reference number . (Consultation for Hertfordshire County Council.) Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Conservation area about 29 m away: Potters Bar The Royds; Inside the Potters Bar built-up area; Green belt about 31 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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.

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Hertsmere
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#225 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
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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