31 Tempest Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5JU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from class C4 (6 Bed HMO) to sui generis (12 bedroom HMO) use facilitated by internal alterations, provision of waste and cycle storage, and installation of new dropped kerb. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 5
Other documents 1
Site constraints 1
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £785,000 in August 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, 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
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- EN6 5JU
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Potters Bar Oakmere
- Parish
- No Parish
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refuse Permission
- Decision date
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Dimensions
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Refused, as 39% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Hertsmere in the last twelve months, from validation. Hertsmere decision record →
Public comments
97% object · above the UK average of 74%
69 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15097651
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15097651
- Neighbours
- 15 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 15 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 21 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
38 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Freehold owner: 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.
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