Broxbourne Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Broxbourne Borough Council decided more than 1,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 11% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Broxbourne Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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30 September 2026 · Approved
Wellington House Trust Road Waltham Cross Hertfordshire EN8 7HF · 07/26/0663/PNRES
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10 September 2026 · Approved
Goffs Oak Playing Fields Goffs Lane Goffs Oak Hertfordshire EN7 5ET · 07/26/0299/O
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12 August 2026 · Approved
Delta Marriott Hotel Halfhide Lane Cheshunt Hertfordshire EN10 6NG · 07/26/0319/F
Figures for Broxbourne Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 11%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 5%of more than 330 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 120 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 28%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 250plan adopted 2020 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Broxbourne Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue to be determined in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surroundings.”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies; • the effect of the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the site and the locality.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies; • The effect of the proposal on the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.