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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399 approved · 117 refused · 52 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision3/26/0565/FUL
Installation of iron railings to replace a section of the collapsed boundary wall opposite the Watton-at-Stone War Memorial
Land At Woodhall Estate Woodhall Park Watton At Stone Hertford SG14 3NE
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0566/HH
Erection of garage, store and office building.
Wyddial Bury Farm Wyddial Road Wyddial Hertfordshire SG9 0EL
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0567/ARPN
Prior approval application (Part 3, Class Q) for change of use and conversion of existing agricultural barn into a dwelling
Oak Tree Farm Hertingfordbury Hertford SG14 2LF
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0568/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/15/0348/HH/Dated 22/07/2015) for (Single storey rear extension with solar panels following demolition of boiler store. Alterations to fenestration and internal alterations), the amendments include increasing the number of solar panels from 2 to 3
Thatched Cottage Patmore Heath Albury Hertfordshire SG11 2LX
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0569/VAR
Variation of Condition 5 (Details of solar panels) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/15/0492/LBC/Dated 22/07/2015) for (Single storey rear extension with solar panels following demolition of boiler store. Alterations to fenestration and internal alterations), the amendments include increasing the number of solar panels from 2 to 3
Thatched Cottage Patmore Heath Albury Hertfordshire SG11 2LX
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedX/26/0184/CND
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Construction Ecological Management Plan) and 4 (Roof Stripping Supervision) attached to 3/25/1635/FUL
13 Burnham Green Road Datchworth Hertfordshire SG3 6SE
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0570/VAR
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans) and 13 ( Sustainibility Measures) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/25/0014/VAR/Dated 10/10/2025) for (Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission 3/23/0681/FUL dated 03.01.2025 (for: Change of use of land and the erection of 9 dwellings, with associated landscaping, vehicular access and parking). The amendments include: alterations to the house types, the siting of the dwellinghouses, materials of construction, the siting of the garages, and alterations to the hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments)
Land At Thorley House Thorley Street Thorley Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4AL
Received 23 Apr 2026 - UnknownX/26/0185/CND
Discharge of Condition 4 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)) attached to 3/19/0118/OUT
Land East Of Stevenage Gresley Way Stevenage
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0572/OUT
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except access for the erection of a dwelling with associated car parking
1 Rectory Close Thorley Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4BG
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0573/CLEO
Certificate of lawfulness for change of use of integral garages into habitable floorspace (retrospective)
1-4 Woolmers Park Mews Track North From Lower Hatfield Road Within Woolmers Park Letty Green Essendon Hertfordshire SG14 2TN
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0574/HH
Single storey rear extension and fenestration alterations to side elevations
24 Mandeville Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8JG
Received 24 Apr 2026 - DecidedX/26/0188/CND
Discharge of conditions 10 (Means of enclosure) and 12 (Hard surfacing) attached to 3/23/0835/FUL
3 Hagsdell Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8AG
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0575/HH
Single storey rear extension (retrospective)
51 Cecil Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8HR
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0576/FUL
Change of use of two 1st floor office units (Class E(c)(ii)) to two one-bedroom flats (Class C3), insertion of north side door, removal of flues and retrospective window alterations.
17 The Old Maltings Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0577/LBC
Listed Building Consent for change of use of two 1st floor office units (Class E(c)(ii)) to two one-bedroom flats (Class C3), insertion of north side door, removal of flues, retrospective window alterations with secondary glazing, part retrospective internal works.
17 The Old Maltings Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0578/HH
Construction of new first floor and single storey side extensions. Replace existing render finish with brickwork
1 Polo Cottages Bury Green Little Hadham Hertfordshire SG11 2ES
Received 24 Apr 2026 - UnknownX/26/0189/CND
Partial discharge of Condition 4 (Contamination) attached to 3/25/0271/FUL
Land Off Winters Lane Walkern Hertfordshire
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Unknown3/26/0579/PIP
Permission in principle for the construction of up to 3 new dwellings, provision of access, landscaping and ancillary development
Phaden Lodge Throcking Road Cottered Hertfordshire SG9 9RA
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0580/AGPN
Prior approval for groundworks to existing farmyard. The groundworks to include concreting of existing farm yard, adding in underground drainage pipework and above ground water harvesting tank
Highbury Farm Classified Road C14 Between Mentley Lane And Mount Leycroft Access Wood End Ardeley Hertfordshire SG2 7BD
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0581/HH
Erection of single storey extension to the side, following demolition of existing conservatory to the side
2 Parkins Close Colliers End Hertfordshire SG11 1ED
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0582/LBC
Listed building consent for the replacement of the render to front elevation
50 Crib Street Ware Hertfordshire SG12 9EZ
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0583/HH
Construction of a single-storey, brick-built front porch with a main entrance door and a side window on each side
Capel Court 1 Hadham Hall Little Hadham Hertfordshire SG11 2AP
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0584/FUL
Demolition of existing single storey rear structures, erection of two storey and single storey rear extensions, internal alterations; and insertion of windows to side elevations
35-37 Farquhar Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 3BW
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided3/26/0585/CLPO
Certificate of Lawfulness for erection of a garden room/outbuilding
Spring House St Marys Lane Hertingfordbury Hertfordshire SG14 2LF
Received 24 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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