Borehamwood Fire Station Elstree Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1JP Data via plota.co.uk

26/1005/HCC - Herts County County Consultation Awaiting decision

Proposal

Full planning application for the installation of modular sleeping and decontamination units within the site at Borehamwood Fire Station, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JP - Planning Reference (Consultation from Herts County Council). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Aug 2026

As of 21 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 It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference.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 listed building 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

Council
Hertsmere
Application type
Herts County County Consultation
Postcode
WD6 1JP
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Borehamwood Kenilworth
Parish
Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 54, past Hertsmere's usual 25 days for other. 91% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 20 Oct 2026.

Day 542 days to the 56-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
2,209decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in Hertsmere to go on. Hertsmere decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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