162-168 High Street Waltham Cross Hertfordshire EN8 7DF Data via plota.co.uk

07/25/0935/P4D - Prior Notice 56 (Details) Approved

Proposal

Prior approval for two additional storeys to the existing building to create an additional 12No. flats Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Nov 2025
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Approved
31 Dec 2025

Approved on 31 Dec 2025 · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 22

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 183 m away: Eleanor Cross, Waltham Cross; National infrastructure project 1366 m away: North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement; Inside the Waltham Cross built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 9 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Broxbourne
Application type
Prior Notice 56 (Details)
Postcode
EN8 7DF
Received
10 Nov 2025
Validated
10 Nov 2025
Ward
Waltham Cross
Case officer
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Decision
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
Decision date
31 Dec 2025
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 9 days slower than Broxbourne's median of 42 for prior approvals. Approved, as 82% of prior approvals here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
45decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Broxbourne in the last twelve months, from validation. Broxbourne decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Nov 2025
Comments by
19 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
5 Jan 2026
Broxbourne
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#205 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Broxbourne is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #218 out of 296. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) 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
Broxbourne decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #204 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #125 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #218 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #211 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
52 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
26 decided
481
Total decisions
70 refused in the year to March 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.