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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399 approved · 117 refused · 52 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Withdrawn3/26/0717/HH
Replacement roof, including hip to gable extension and proposed front projection gable end to hip, to create additional living space incorporating side dormers and rooflights
20 Westfield Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 3DJ
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0718/HH
Part two storey/part single storey side extension following the demolition of the garage and insertion of a rooflight to front elevation
6 Fanshawe Crescent Ware Hertfordshire SG12 0AS
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0719/HH
Single storey side extension, installation of new windows to side and alterations to fenestration, alterations to landscaping and installation of steps
122 Nursery Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3HN
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0720/HH
Erection of two-storey side extension and single storey rear extension
182 Musley Hill Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7NR
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0721/FUL
Single storey side extension
The Kings Mead Hertford Road Ware Hertfordshire SG12 9LE
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0722/HH
Single storey rear extension
Gate House Hunsdonbury Lane Hunsdon Hertfordshire SG12 8PW
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0723/LBC
Listed building consent for the erection of a single storey rear extension
Gate House Hunsdonbury Lane Hunsdon Hertfordshire SG12 8PW
Received 20 May 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0724/FUL
Erection of a detached dwelling with integral garage and electric vehicle charging point, cycle and bin store, associated parking and landscaping
Highwood Mount Pleasant Hertford Heath Hertfordshire SG13 7RA
Received 21 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0226/CND
Full Discharge of Condition 29 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) attached to 3/19/2124/OUT
Gilston Area Village 7 Church Lane Hunsdon Hertfordshire
Received 21 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0227/CND
Discharge of Condition 11 (Pedestrian/Cycle Movement) attached to 3/25/0913/REM
Former Bishops Stortford High School London Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3LU
Received 21 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0228/CND
Discharge of Condition 12 (Shared Surface Roads) attached to 3/25/0913/REM
Former Bishops Stortford High School London Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3LU
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedX/26/0229/CND
Discharge of Condition 35 (Accessible Natural Greenspace) attached to 3/20/0151/OUT
Former Bishops Stortford High School London Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3LU
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedX/26/0230/CND
Discharge of Condition 9 (Nodal Square Details) attached to 3/25/0913/REM
Former Bishops Stortford High School London Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3LU
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedX/26/0232/CND
Discharge of Condition 9 (Lighting Strategy) attached to 3/21/2601/FUL
Land To The South Of Walnut Tree Cottage Upwick Green Albury Hertfordshire
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedX/26/0233/CND
Discharge of Condition 14 (Local Area for Play (LAP) and Locally Equipped Area for Play (LEAP)) attached to 3/25/0913/REM
Former Bishops Stortford High School London Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3LU
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedX/26/0234/CND
Discharge of Condition 5 (Secure Bicycle Storage) attached to 3/25/0913/REM
Former Bishops Stortford High School London Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3LU
Received 21 May 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0725/FUL
Change of levels to the land (retrospective)
Toad Hall Livery Toad Hall Sacombe Green Sacombe Hertfordshire SG12 0JQ
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0726/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/16/1279/HH/Dated 01/08/2016) for (First floor side extension and single storey rear extension), minor elevational and fenestration changes (retrospective)
57 Birch Green Hertingfordbury Hertfordshire SG14 2LR
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0727/HH
Conversion of integral garage into habitable room
2 Plaxton Way Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7FB
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0728/CLEO
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing two-storey rear extension
8 Park Road Ware Hertfordshire SG12 0AJ
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0729/CLPO
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed dormer loft conversion with rooflight, and removal of existing rooflights
3 Salmons Close Ware Hertfordshire SG12 0RW
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0730/CLPO
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed detached garage
66 High Street Walkern Hertfordshire SG2 7PG
Received 22 May 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0731/FUL
Conversion of existing barn from agricultural to residential with boundary treatment, associated works and alterations
East Barn Bridges Farm Clay End Road Walkern Hertfordshire SG2 7JD
Received 22 May 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0732/LBC
Listed building consent for the conversion of existing barn from agricultural to residential including partial demolition of the barn, boundary treatment, associated works and alterations
East Barn Bridges Farm Clay End Road Walkern Hertfordshire SG2 7JD
Received 22 May 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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