Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Merry Hill Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1SU Data via plota.co.uk

26/1191/FUL - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Boundary works to include replacement of existing school boundary fencing and vehicular access gates with a new 1.8m high bow top security fence and vehicular access gates. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
16 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Nov 2026, from Hertsmere's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bushey built-up area; 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
WD23 1SU
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Bushey St James
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Synergy CPC LLP

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Hertsmere usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

45 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15148884
Planning Portal ref
PP-15148884
Neighbours
22 Sept 2026
Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 2026
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

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