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East Hertfordshire District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Hertfordshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,114Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
77%Approval rate · 516 approved or refused records
117Refused applications
399 approved · 117 refused · 52 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Nov 2022 to 11 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and BuildingLocal plan Planning PolicyPre-application advice Pre-application ServiceConservation areas Conservation Areas
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas42 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided3/26/0323/HH
Retrospective application for the retention of front boundary treatment and proposed installation of sliding gates
21 Firs Walk Tewin Wood Tewin Hertfordshire AL6 0NY
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0326/FUL
Erection of garage/plant room
Red Cottage Howe Green Hertfordshire SG13 8LH
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn3/26/0332/CLEO
Continued use of an underground tunnel connecting the main dwelling to the detached pool house.
Mistletoe House Hunsdonbury Lane Hunsdon Hertfordshire SG12 8PW
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedX/26/0103/CND
Discharge of Condition 10 (EV Charging) attached to 3/25/0485/REM
Parcels D, E, F, G Land At Bishops Stortford North Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedX/26/0104/CND
Discharge of Conditions 6 (Hard Surfacing) and 7 (Landscape Design Proposal) attached to 3/21/0096/FUL
Jackson Square Shopping Centre Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3XH
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0333/FUL
Widening of existing concrete pad and reconfiguration of existing hardstanding area, installation of 3 metre high concrete retaining/ bunding walls and drainage works.
Land Off Flintall Road Anstey Hertfordshire
Received 10 Mar 2026 - UnknownX/26/0106/CND
Partial Discharge of Condition 14 (Phase 2) (Construction Traffic Management Plan) attached to 3/19/1051/FUL.
Land To The South And East Of Gilston Village And North Of River Stort Gilston Hertfordshire/Harlow
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0337/HH
Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension, loft conversion with roof lights to front and back and rear dormer.
106 Duncombe Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 3DA
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0348/FUL
Replacement and upgrading of an existing septic tank and associated drainage system
Carmelite Monastery Ware Park Ware Hertfordshire SG12 0DT
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0351/HH
New front boundary wall (retrospective)
22 West End Road Wormley West End Broxbourne Hertfordshire EN10 7QN
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedX/26/0111/CND
Discharge condition 62 (A414/Church Lane Junction - Road Safety Audit) attached to 3/19/2124/OUT
Gilston Area Village 7 Church Lane Hunsdon Hertfordshire
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0357/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/25/0834/FUL/Dated 01/10/2025) for (Demolition of garages and erection of detached dwelling), the amendments include changes to the design of the dwelling
Bockings 12 Church End Walkern Hertfordshire SG2 7PB
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0360/CLPO
Certificate of Lawfulness for the enhancement of a section of the River Rib upstream
Latchford Lake Fishery Standon Footpath 059 Standon Hertfordshire
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0361/HH
Construction of single storey side extensions, two storey rear extension, front dormer, alterations to fenestration and removal of chimney
43A High Road Waterford Hertfordshire SG14 2PR
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0362/HH
Conversion of the existing carport into habitable space with single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration
17 Hurn Grove Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5DD
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0363/HH
Part single/part two storey rear extension with gable end roof following the demolition of the single storey rear extension, replacement of garage roof with raised height and replacement of garage door, alterations to fenestration
3 Westfield Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2RE
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0366/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/19/2124/OUT: Amended details of access of the A414/ Church Lane signalised junction.
Gilston Area Village 7 Church Lane Hunsdon Hertfordshire
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0370/FUL
Use of part Unit 5 and Units 6 and 7 as a 24-hour gym (Class E)
2-4 Bircherley Green Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BN
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0371/HH
Construction of an attached single garage
Ashwood House 2 Saffron Ground Gardens Braughing Hertfordshire SG11 2BJ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0372/CLEO
Retention of single storey rear extension
12 Finches End Walkern Hertfordshire SG2 7RG
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedX/26/0115/CND
Discharge condition 3 (Window and door details) attached to 3/25/0972/FUL
Bengeo House Bengeo Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 3TJ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0377/VAR
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/22/0974/VAR/Dated 08/07/2022) for (Removal of condition 6 (programme of archaeological work) of planning permission: 3/21/1541/HH). The amendments include revisions to the front garden and highway crossover.
50 Moors Ley Walkern Hertfordshire SG2 7NQ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedX/26/0119/CND
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (AMS and TPP) attached to 3/25/1400/HH
Popeswell A10 Through Chipping Village Chipping Hertfordshire SG9 0PQ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided3/26/0378/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/24/0668/FUL/Dated 10/01/2025) for (Demolition of the existing dwelling property and outbuildings. Erection of two blocks comprising a total of 5 flats and 2 one and a half storey dwellings with parking, access and landscaping). The amendments include changes to the 5-flat block: building footprint alterations, rearrangement of fenestration, double storey front, rear and side additions to add first and second floor space, alterations to the roof with removal of the green roof, internal alterations to increase bedrooms and flat sizes, alterations to the materials, external landscaping and associated site changes.
15 Cambridge Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9JP
Received 18 Mar 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for East Hertfordshire District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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