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26/0534/REM - Reserved Matters Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for the approval of reserved matters relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of three new commercial buildings including ancillary office space (Use class E / B2 / B8), drainage infrastructure, landscaping, new vehicular access and associated provision of car and cycle parking and all associated works, pursuant to outline planning permission reference . Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 11 Sept 2026, 11:50

Application progress

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Received

21 Apr 2026

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Validated

12 May 2026

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Consultation

14 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 30 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 4 Sept 2026; it is now day 125. The consultation period closed on 4 Sept 2026.

Documents 85

Statements & assessments 18

Plans & drawings 44

Application forms 1

PDF Applicationformredacted Application Form · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 14

Associated applications 9

Part of

OutlineApproved3 Jul 2024council archive

Conditions 5, 6, 12, 15, 18, 21, 26 awaiting decision · 4, 14, 25 decided (outcome not recorded)
- Reserved mattersApplication for the approval of reserved matters relating to appearance, landscaping, layout…This application12 May 202626/0534/REM
- Show 7 more · 6 pending, 1 decided
  - AmendmentApplication for a non-material amendment to allow for wording changes to condition 21…25 Aug 202626/1226/MA
  - ConditionsApplication for approval of details reserved by condition 18 (drainage).21 Aug 202626/1212/DOC
  - ConditionsApplication for approval of details reserved by condition 12 (Site Waste Management Plan).19 Aug 202626/1204/DOC
  - Show 4 earlier · 3 pending, 1 decided
    ConditionsApplication for approval of details reserved by condition 26 (Construction Management Plan).31 Jul 202626/1076/DOC
    ConditionsApplication for approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (surface water run-off), 6…24 Apr 202626/0555/DOC
    ConditionsApplication for approval of details reserved by condition 21 (details of roads, footways…24 Apr 202626/0556/DOC
    ConditionsApplication for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (tree protection), 14 (Landscape…24 Apr 202626/0558/DOC

Site constraints 3

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.

Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

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Important details

Council: Hertsmere
Application type: Reserved Matters Application
Received: 21 Apr 2026
Validated: 12 May 2026
Ward: Elstree
Parish: Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Sept 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: David Lock Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 125, past the statutory target. 80% of reserved matters in Hertsmere are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

target

predicted

Day 12569 days past the 56-day target

56%decided within 8 weeks

95%approved

1,454decided in the last year

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

Public comments

20comments received

16 objecting4 neutral

80% object · above the UK average of 75%

461 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14770222
Neighbours: 15 May 2026
Consultation: 14 Aug 2026
Comments by: 4 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 8 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 30 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Hertsmere

Planning Authority Score

3.3/10

Poor

#225 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

Lands To The South Of Aldenham Reservoir Watford Road Elstree Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 85

Statements & assessments 18

Plans & drawings 44

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 14

Other documents 8

Associated applications 9

Site constraints 3

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Important details

Decision outlook

Public comments

Consultation & key dates