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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399 approved · 117 refused · 52 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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More application records
- Decided3/26/0489/CLEO
Certificate of lawfulness for continuous use of land and stable building for B8 storage
44 Walkern Road Benington Hertfordshire SG2 7LP
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0490/HH
Erection of replacement outbuilding and boundary fence, installation of entrance gates, driveway. Removal of decking and alterations to hardstanding.
254 Hertingfordbury Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 2LG
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn3/26/0491/HH
Erection of a detached outbuilding to provide ancillary accommodation (annexe)
9 Carlton Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2WP
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0493/HH
Raising of roof to create a new first floor, pitch roof over the front entrance and alterations to fenestration
Waingate Levens Green Old Hall Green Hertfordshire SG11 1HD
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0494/LBC
Listed building consent for construction of single storey rear extension
6 Birch Green Hertingfordbury Hertfordshire SG14 2LP
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0495/VAR
Removal of Condition 3 (PD Classes A and E) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/21/2024/HH/Dated 11/02/2022) for (Ground floor front and side extensions and demolition of existing front porch)
48 Burnham Green Road Burnham Green Hertfordshire AL6 0NJ
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0496/HH
Single storey rear extension following the demolition of the rear store room and alterations to fenestration
15 Grasmere Road Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7NP
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn3/26/0497/PNHH
Notification of proposed single storey rear extension: Depth 6.00 metres, Height 3.35 metres, eaves height 3.00 metres
Holly Tree House 11 Wilton Close Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5JN
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0498/HH
Conversion of double garage to gym and games room with shower and WC
Peony Meadow Giffords Lane Haultwick Hertfordshire SG11 1JE
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0499/LBC
Replacement of roof tiles
70A - 74 Fore Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1BY
Received 10 Apr 2026 - UnknownX/26/0154/CND
Partial discharge of condition 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation) attached to 3/24/0610/FUL (allowed on appeal APP/J1915/W/24/3355802)
4 Pump Hill Brent Pelham Hertfordshire SG9 0HG
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0500/HH
Construction of a front porch and of a rear garden timber gazebo, with an outdoor oven and chimney extract (retrospective)
1 Antler Rise Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 1GH
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0501/CLPO
Certificate of lawfulness for a single storey side and rear extension
3 Deacons Place Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 9FT
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0502/CLPO
Certificate of lawfulness for a single storey rear extension
7 Freman Drive Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 9TD
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0503/HH
Demolition of the existing single-storey side extension and the construction of a double-storey side extension
4 Twyford Close Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3LL
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedX/26/0155/CND
Discharge of Condition 8 (PV Panels) attached to 3/24/1142/REM
Parcels R And T1 Phase 2 Stortford Fields Hadham Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0504/HH
Single storey rear extension and solar panels to garage
12 Thurgood Drive Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2YN
Received 13 Apr 2026 - DecidedX/26/0156/CND
Discharge of Condition 4 (Landscape Details) attached to 3/23/1108/FUL
111 Burnham Green Road Burnham Green Hertfordshire AL6 0NH
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0505/ARPN
Change of use of agricultural buildings to three residential dwellings
Flint Cottage Andersons Lane Great Hormead Hertfordshire SG9 0PA
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0506/HH
Single storey side extension and changes to fenestration
24 Gallows Way Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 7US
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0507/HH
Single storey rear extension, loft conversion incorporating roof lights and garage conversion into habitable space
9 Jennings Close Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2UZ
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0508/HH
Retrospective conversion of garage to a home office and utility area and replacement of the existing garage door to a new window, to match existing
34 Rochford Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5EX
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0509/HH
Two storey side and rear extension and bin storage area following the demolition of the garage, porch canopy roof, removal of chimneys, installation of roof lights and alterations to fenestration
33 Fordwich Hill Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 2BG
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0510/HH
Single storey front extension
6 School Lane Aston Hertfordshire SG2 7HA
Received 14 Apr 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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