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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399 approved · 117 refused · 52 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- Decided3/26/0830/ADV
2 internally illuminated fascia signs, 2 internally illuminated wall-mounted signs, 2 non-illuminated wall-mounted signs, 1 internally illuminated totem sign, 4 window graphics and window manifestations.
105 Dunmow Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5HQ
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided3/26/0831/HH
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a single storey extension with rooflights and loft conversion with dormer, alterations to fenestration and new main entrance
112 Heath Row Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5DG
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided3/26/0832/ARPN
Prior approval application (Part 3, Class Q) for change of use and conversion of 2 x existing agricultural silos to create 1 x 2-bed dwelling and associated operational development
Silos Adjacent To Beggarmans Wood Beggarmans Lane Old Hall Green Hertfordshire
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided3/26/0833/HH
Demolition of existing rear conservatory lean-to, with erection of a single storey rear extension with lantern rooflight and green roof
28 Vantorts Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9NB
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0834/VAR
Variation of Condition 3 (hours of operation) pursuant to planning permission ref: 3/25/0229/FUL (Change of use of storage/sales building (Use Class: B8) to a fitness studio (Use Class: E(d)): Amendment to permitted opening hours to permit opening from 06:00 Monday to Friday
Rear Of 21 To 23 The Green Ware Hertfordshire SG12 0QW
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided3/26/0835/HH
Enclosure of existing carport
5 Chauncy Gardens Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4RH
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0836/FUL
Demolition of existing semi-dilapidated barn and construction of new barn with rolled stone access road
Ducketts Farm Ducketts Lane Green Tye Hertfordshire SG10 6JN
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided3/26/0837/CLPO
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion with fenestration alteration.
15 Greenhills Ware Hertfordshire SG12 0XG
Received 11 Jun 2026 - DecidedX/26/0266/CND
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (drainage), 7 (landscape design proposals), 8 (parking), 9 (EV charging), 10 (fencing), 12 (water use) pursuant to planning approval 3/24/0383/FUL
Farlea Spellbrook Lane West Spellbrook Hertfordshire CM23 4AY
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0267/CND
Application for approval of conditions 6 (hard surfacing), 7 (CTMP), 13 (landscape design proposals) and 17 (ramp/access/driveway levels) pursuant to planning approval 3/21/2532/FUL
67 - 70 Gore Lane Barwick High Cross Hertfordshire SG11 1BU
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided3/26/0838/HH
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of part single storey, part two-storey rear extension. Alterations to fenestration.
181 Cecil Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8HT
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0839/HH
Demolition of conservatory and two storey side extension. Erection of single storey rear extension including six roof light windows. Alterations to fenestration and creation of new front entrance (Resubmission of planning approval 3/23/1877/HH)
16 Chapel Lane Letty Green Hertfordshire SG14 2PA
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0841/VAR
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (materials) pursuant to planning permission ref: 3/26/0294/HH (Two storey front extension, single storey side extension, conversion of garage into habitable space and alterations to fenestration): Amendment to include reduction in size of side extension, replace a front window with a window and door
6 Woodhall Close Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 3ED
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided3/26/0843/CLEO
Continuous use of ground floor restaurant and first and loft floors as residential accommodation
34 St Andrew Street Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 1JA
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0844/CLEO
The use of Units 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 for Storage use (B8), and Unit 6 for Workshop use (Class E), plus associated parking and access
Bardolphs Farm Ware Road Watton At Stone Hertfordshire SG14 3NP
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided3/26/0845/HH
Loft conversion with front dormer window and rear roof lights
6 The Chestnuts Puckeridge Hertfordshire SG11 1DQ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0268/CND
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (external materials), 6 (Construction Management Plan), 7 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 8 (landscaping scheme), 9 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan), 10 (detailed surface water drainage scheme), 11 (maintenance and management of the sustainable drainage scheme), 12 (SUDS survey and verification report) and 16 (external sound level and mitigation measures) pursuant to planning approval 3/25/0950/FUL
Land At Aston End Stevenage Hertfordshire
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0846/HH
Conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation, erection of a single-storey front and side extension, installation of rooflights and alterations to fenestration
1 Luynes Rise Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 9SG
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided3/26/0847/HH
Single storey front extension, first floor rear extension
28 Grace Gardens Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3EX
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0269/CND
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (materials of construction), 4 (listed building new window), 5 (listed building new doors) and 9 (bat and bird box) pursuant to planning approval 3/22/2237/FUL
Labdens House Unadopted Road West From A10 Pst Labdens Farm To Wrigleys Lane Colliers End Hertfordshire SG11 1EN
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0848/HH
Demolition of porch, single storey extension and conservatory. Erection of single storey extension with rooflight, open canopy porch, installation of roof lights and alterations to fenestration
Greenacres 11 Staines Green Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 2LN
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0849/FUL
Change of use of land to residential curtilage and erection of outbuilding (retrospective)
Little Barn St Marys Lane Hertingfordbury Hertfordshire SG14 2LF
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided3/26/0850/HH
Demolition of garage and conservatory, erection of two storey extensions to front, side and rear. Alterations to fenestration.
102 St Margarets Road Stanstead Abbotts Hertfordshire SG12 8EN
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided3/26/0851/HH
Extension at front to infill existing porch area, pitched roof to existing single storey rear element, alterations including rooflights to front and rear
9 Parsonage Lane Albury Hertfordshire SG11 2HU
Received 15 Jun 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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