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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399 approved · 117 refused · 52 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedX/26/0238/CND
Discharge of Condition 7 (Bird Boxes) attached to 3/25/1983/FUL
Land On The West Side Of Hoe Lane And On The North Side Of The A10 Hoe Lane Ware SG12 9NZ
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0733/HH
Construction of combined car port and bin store
19 Chapel Lane Letty Green Hertfordshire SG14 2PA
Received 22 May 2026 - Withdrawn3/26/0734/FUL
Installation of an array of 24 solar panels including batteries for storage to be sited behind the panels
Snow End House Anstey Hertfordshire SG9 0DJ
Received 22 May 2026 - DecidedX/26/0241/CND
Discharge of Condition 24 (Diary system) attached to 3/21/2601/FUL
Land To The South Of Walnut Tree Cottage Upwick Green Albury Hertfordshire
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0735/HH
Single storey rear extension with flat roof
24 Fanshaws Lane Brickendon Hertfordshire SG13 8PF
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0736/CLEO
Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm that the land has been used continuously for a period of over 10 years as residential garden associated with Stone Hall
Stone Hall Thorley Lane East Thorley Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4BH
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0737/HH
Installation of a freestanding greenhouse
Stone Hall Thorley Lane East Thorley Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4BH
Received 22 May 2026 - DecidedX/26/0242/CND
Discharge of Condition 4 (Archaeology) attached to 3/26/0396/VAR
Ware Lido Priory Street Ware Hertfordshire SG12 0DE
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0738/HH
Raising of roof pitch, to allow for loft conversion, installation of side roof light and new windows to front and rear
269 Stansted Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2BT
Received 25 May 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0739/FUL
Change of use from Use Classes E(g)(iii) and/or B2 and/or B8 to padel use (Use Class E(d)) and/or Use Classes E(g)(iii) and/or B2 and/or B8, installation of internal and external padel courts, indoor sport and leisure facilities, installation of external lighting, landscaping, external alterations to the building, cycle parking and associated works
Unit 12 Hertford Logistics Hub Caxton Hill Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 7LN
Received 25 May 2026 - Withdrawn3/26/0740/HH
Replacement of five existing timber-framed windows on the south elevation with powder-coated aluminium windows finished in white
4 The Walled Garden Goldings Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 2WF
Received 25 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0741/HH
Removal of timber boundary fence and construction of a structural retaining wall
3 Grafton Place Standon Hertfordshire SG11 1LT
Received 25 May 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0743/FUL
Change of use from ancillary domestic use to independent residential dwelling (retrospective), garage conversion, alterations to roof and fenestration, installation of air-source heat pump, solar panels and EV charging points, creation of parking, turning area and landscaping
Nutwood Studio West End Road Wormley West End Broxbourne Hertfordshire EN10 7QN
Received 25 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0744/ARPN
Prior approval application (Part 3, Class Q) for change of use and conversion of existing agricultural barn to create one, three bedroom dwelling
The Orchard Colliers End Hertfordshire SG11 1EP
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0745/HH
Conversion of the existing integral garage to habitable accommodation, and the construction of a single storey front extension, to provide an attached garage with storage above, including a retaining wall and entrance gate, formation of a dropped kerb, installation of rooflights and solar panels and alterations to fenestration.
2A Raffin Park Datchworth Hertfordshire SG3 6RR
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0746/HH
Single-storey outbuilding/garden room
Three Pines 1 Whitehall Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2JJ
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0747/HH
Single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration
135 London Road Hertford Heath Hertfordshire SG13 7RH
Received 22 May 2026 - UnknownX/26/0243/CND
Discharge condition 4 (CEMP) attached to 3/19/0118/OUT
Land East Of Stevenage Gresley Way Stevenage
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0748/HH
Replace the roof, raise existing chimney, rebuild existing front dormer, fit new rainwater gutters and down pipes
Willow Cottage Ducketts Lane Green Tye Hertfordshire SG10 6JN
Received 26 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0244/CND
Discharge of Condition 6 (External materials) attached to 3/22/0827/FUL
Park Cottage Robins Nest Hill Little Berkhamsted Hertfordshire SG13 8LL
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0749/CLPO
Demolition of store, garage and conservatory. Erection of single storey side and rear extensions, front porch extension, detached garage/ garden room and detached building for leisure faclities. Loft extension with rear dormer and alterations to fenestration and entrance way
Redwings Bucks Alley Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PY
Received 27 May 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0750/FUL
Additional floor and roof added above existing commercial unit and removal of chimneys
26 Ware Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 7HH
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0751/CLPO
Certificate of Lawfulness for the demolition of existing outbuilding and the erection of a new outbuilding
8 London Road Hertford Heath Hertfordshire SG13 7RH
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided3/26/0752/HH
Installation of 12 solar roof panels on Annexe roof with external storage batteries
New Hall Farmhouse Fanhams Hall Road Wareside Hertfordshire SG12 7SD
Received 27 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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