Heronslea House High Street Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3HH Data via plota.co.uk

26/0469/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Interal fibre cabling required from existing splice point on 1st floor to comms room on the 3rd floor (Application for Listed Building Consent). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Apr 2026
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Validated
14 May 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026
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Consultation
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Bushey Studios
List entry 1173944 · 9 m away · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 4 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 ↗
Bushey Melbourne Road 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.
Registered park or garden 50 m away: The Rose Garden, Bushey
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 Bushey built-up area; Green belt 34 m away: London; 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. 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 area369 m² (3,972 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (asset rating 176)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hertsmere
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
WD23 3HH
Received
8 Apr 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Bushey St James
Parish
No Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Grants Consent
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Openreach
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 90% of listed building consent here are.

70%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
11decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Hertsmere in the last twelve months, from validation. Hertsmere decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

38 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14841353
Planning Portal ref
PP-14841353
Neighbours
15 May 2026
Consultation
8 Jul 2026
Comments by
26 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
2 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Hertsmere
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#225 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.