30 Merry Hill Mount Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0724/CLP - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Conversion of loft to habitable to include rear dormer and insertion of 1x front roof light. Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Jul 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated report Delegated Report · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF 226019/10 rev a Proposed plans, elevations and section Drawing/Plans · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 226019/01 Existing plans and elevations Drawing/Plans · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 226019/10 Proposed plans, elevations, and section Superseded plan · 27 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 27 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Bushey built-up area; Green belt about 76 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. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £470,000 in December 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

3 December 2025£470,000

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

Building

Floor area91 m² (980 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (45 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hertsmere
Application type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
WD23 1DJ
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Bushey Park
Parish
No Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Lawful Certificate (Proposed Dev)
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
A.J Ferryman & Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 6 days faster than Hertsmere's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.

70%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
475decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14951845
Planning Portal ref
PP-14951845
Statutory expiry
22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
19 Victoria Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DB
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2022 Approved
42 Merry Hill Mount Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DJ
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2022 Approved
42 Merry Hill Mount Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DJ
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2020 Approved
46 Merry Hill Mount Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DJ
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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Single storey rear extension
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2019 Refused
17 Merry Hill Mount Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DJ
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2020 Approved
46 Merry Hill Mount Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DJ
Conversion of loft to habitable room with rear dormer and 1 front roof light
20/1681/CLP
2020 Approved
46 Merry Hill Mount Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DJ
Conversion of loft to habitable room with rear dormer and 1 front roof light
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2020 Refused
21 Merry Hill Mount Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DJ
Conversion of loft to habitable room, with rear dormer, alterations to rear window, 3 roo…
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2020 Refused
21 Merry Hill Mount Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DJ
Conversion of loft to habitable room, with rear dormer, alterations to rear window, 3 roo…
20/0972/HSE
2020 Approved
3 Rosebery Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DA
Construction of single storey rear extension to include insertion of window to side eleva…
20/0217/HSE
2020 Approved
3 Rosebery Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DA
Construction of single storey rear extension to include insertion of window to side eleva…
20/0217/HSE
2019 Approved
3 Rosebery Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DA
Construction of single storey side and rear extension.
19/0578/HSE
2016 Approved
4 Merry Hill Mount Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DJ
Single storey rear extension
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2016 Approved
5 Victoria Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DB
Erection of single storey detached timber out- building at rear of property.
16/0119/HSE
2016 Approved
5 Victoria Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DB
Erection of single storey detached timber out- building at rear of property.
16/0119/HSE
2016 Refused
106 School Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1BX
T1 DOUGLAS FIR. Crown reduce height only by 20-30 foot.
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2016 Refused
106 School Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1BX
T1 DOUGLAS FIR. Crown reduce height only by 20-30 foot.
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

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.