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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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399 approved · 117 refused · 52 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Decided3/26/0934/HH
Proposed 2 x window openings to be formed at first floor level to the south west elevation
10 Sandy Close Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 2BB
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Withdrawn3/26/0935/PNHH
Prior approval application (Part 1, Class A) for construction of single storey rear extension; depth extending from the original rear wall by 7.00 metres, a maximum height of 3.35 metres and an eaves height of 2.61 metres
38 High Road Stapleford Hertfordshire SG14 3NW
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0936/OUT
Outline planning application for the demolition of existing house and erection of new replacement dwelling with parking and infill of the swimming pool with Access, Layout and Scale to be determined and some matters (appearance and landscaping) reserved
The Annexe 7 Helham Green Cottages Scholars Hill Helham Green Wareside Hertfordshire SG12 7RE
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided3/26/0937/HH
Porch extension
50 Tanners Way Hunsdon Hertfordshire SG12 8QF
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0295/CND
Discharge of Condition 4 (Estate Roads) attached to 3/25/0485/REM
Parcels D, E, F, G Land At Bishops Stortford North Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0296/CND
Discharge of Condition 5 (Fire Hydrants) attached to 3/25/0485/REM
Parcels D, E, F, G Land At Bishops Stortford North Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0297/CND
Discharge of Condition 9 (Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP)) attached to 3/25/0485/REM
Parcels D, E, F, G Land At Bishops Stortford North Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0298/CND
Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Parking) attached to 3/25/0485/REM
Parcels D, E, F, G Land At Bishops Stortford North Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedX/26/0299/CND
Discharge of Condition 4 (Drainage Scheme) attached to 3/25/1783/FUL
Oaklands Park 247 Stansted Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2BT
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided3/26/0938/PNHH
Prior approval application (Part 1, Class A) for construction of single storey rear extension; depth extending from the original rear wall by 4 metres, a maximum height of 3.5 metres and an eaves height of 2.3 metres
32 Fulton Crescent Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5DA
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided3/26/0940/HH
Single storey rear and side extension with changes to fenestration, installation of rooflight and reconfiguration of steps to utilitarian entrances
5 Widbury Gardens Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7AT
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0941/HH
Proposed two storey rear extension, internal alterations and alterations to fenestration
Hixham Cottage Hixham Road Furneux Pelham Hertfordshire SG9 0LR
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0942/LBC
Listed building consent for a proposed two storey rear extension, internal alterations and alterations to fenestration
Hixham Cottage Hixham Road Furneux Pelham Hertfordshire SG9 0LR
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Withdrawn3/26/0943/FUL
Change of use from use as a domestic outbuilding (Pool House) to use as an independent dwelling (Use Class C3). Part two storey and part first-floor front extension with dormer, two storey side extension incorporating dormer windows and balcony, porch at the entrance, air source heat pump, bin and garden store and alterations to fenestration
Pool House At Oak Cottage Hare Street Hertfordshire
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0944/HH
Demolition of existing single garage, excavation of garden, replacement retaining wall and erection of a new double garage
283 Ware Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 7EL
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0945/CUAPN
Prior approval application (Part 3, Class R) for change of use of existing indoor equestrian centre and agricultural barn during harvest season (Building 15) to storage barn (use class B8 - storage and distribution)
Bayford Hall Farm Bayford Lane Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8PR
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0946/FUL
Change of use and conversion of existing commercial unit into a single dwellinghouse (Resubmission of 3/26/0548/FUL)
23A Baldock Street Ware Hertfordshire SG12 9DH
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0947/LBC
Listed building consent for the change of use and conversion of existing commercial unit into a single dwellinghouse including internal alternations (Resubmission of 3/26/0547/LBC)
23A Baldock Street Ware Hertfordshire SG12 9DH
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided3/26/0948/CLPO
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer, juliet balcony and four rooflights to front
35 Clements Close Puckeridge Hertfordshire SG11 1DE
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0949/CLPO
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed removal of chimney, roof replacement, alterations to fenestration, replacement of fence, and creation of new patio areas
68 Datchworth Green Datchworth Hertfordshire SG3 6TL
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided3/26/0950/FUL
Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch
14 - 16 South Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3AT
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0951/FUL
Proposed demolition of existing studio and outbuildings and construction of a self-build and custom build bungalow with air source heat pump, EV charging point, bin and cycle store and garden shed
16 Bury Lane Bramfield Hertfordshire SG14 2QL
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0952/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/24/1276/FUL allowed on appeal APP/J1915/W/25/3373637/Dated 15/12/2025) for (Erection of 3 detached dwellings with new vehicular access road, gates, landscaping and associated works). The amendments include internal layout changes, increase of floor to ceiling height, additional front porch with WC for plots 1 and 2, additional ground floor utility door for plots 1 and 2, amendment to roof over the master bedroom on plot 3, amendment to arrangement of timber cladding and brick on plot 3.
Great Cozens Fanhams Hall Road Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7PU
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/0953/HH
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of a two storey front extension with new porch/canopy, part two storey/part single storey rear extension with associated roof alterations, alterations to fenestration, installation of rooflights and log burning flue
14 Little Widbury Lane Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7AU
Received 6 Jul 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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