197 Shenley Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1AR Data via plota.co.uk

26/0948/PD56M Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of the second floor from Class E (commercial office) to Class C3 (residential dwellinghouses). The proposed development creates two self-contained residential apartments. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Aug 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 It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference.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 1

Also on the record
Inside the Borehamwood built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £115,000 in April 2005. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

4 April 2005£115,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Hertsmere
Postcode
WD6 1AR
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Leaseholder
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Decision outlook

Day 84, past the statutory target. 88% of changes of use in Hertsmere are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 12 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 21 Aug 2026.

Day 8428 days past the 56-day target
49%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
44decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Hertsmere in the last twelve months, from validation. Hertsmere decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15079396
Neighbours
16 Jul 2026
Consultation
15 Jul 2026
Comments by
5 Aug 2026
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
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.