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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399 approved · 117 refused · 52 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision3/26/1151/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission ref. 3/25/1086/FUL for: Demolition of stable building, detached WC block, static caravan, menage, associated hard standing and access tracks. Erection of a self-build dwelling with associated landscaping and parking. Amendments to include: Addition of attached garage/car port with storage area in roof space, revised house design with small change to previous floor plans, changes to external appearance (revised fenestration treatment), small change to landscape proposal to comply with recommendations made by Landscape Officer
Sacombe Corner Wood Stables Frogmore Hill Watton At Stone SG14 3RS
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0355/CND
Discharge of Conditions 19 (External Lighting), 26 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points), 28 (Means of Enclosure), 30 (Air Source Heat Pumps), 31 (Play Spaces), 32 (Landscaping), 25 (Ecological Enhancements), 48 (Means of Enclosure around attenutation pods) attached to 3/23/1642/FUL
Land West Of Wadesmill Road Hertford Hertfordshire
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1152/VAR
Variation of Condition 8 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission 3/22/0214/VAR for (Variation of Condition 8 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 3/18/1898/VAR to allow the reduction and re-siting of 2 dwellings in the Eastern Neighbourhood to Parcel B30 in the Western Neighbourhood including alterations to the layout, housing mix, house types, parking arrangements, architecture and landscaping approved under application reference 3/13/0804/OP): Amended drawings for the re-design of the football ground
Land At Hoggates Park Bishops Stortford North Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1153/HH
Demolition of porch, and construction of replacement front porch
26 Easington Road Dane End Hertfordshire SG12 0LX
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0357/CND
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Foul Drainage Details), 4 (External Materials), 5 (Window & Door Details), 6 (Written Scheme of Investigation), 7 (Landscaping Details), 8 (Vehicle Surfaces), 9 (EV Charging) and 10 (Refuse Strategy) attached to 3/22/1146/FUL, allowed on appeal APP/J1915/W/22/3313327
Church View St Johns Lane Great Amwell Hertfordshire SG12 9SR
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0358/CND
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation), 5 (Windows) and 9 (Kitchen Ceiling Works) attached to 3/25/1826/LBC
Kettle Green Farm Kettle Green Lane Much Hadham Hertfordshire SG10 6AF
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0359/CND
Discharge of Conditions 9 (Bin Store), 10 (Cycle Strategy), 11 (EV Charging) and 16 (External Lighting Strategy) attached 3/25/0271/FUL
Land Off Winters Lane Walkern Hertfordshire
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1154/VAR
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission 3/26/0096/HH (allowed on Appeal ref: 6009753) (Demolition of garage and erection of part double/part single storey side and rear extensions, with rear first floor Juliet balcony, alterations to fenestration including window replacements, insertion of rooflights, installation of solar panels and EV charger, new driveway and alterations to outbuilding fenestration): Alteration to install lantern skylight and window
25 Fordwich Hill Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 2BG
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1155/HH
Single-storey rear extension with infill side extension, loft extension with rear dormers with flat and pitched roofs, outdoor kitchen structure, including oven, BBQ and smoker and alterations to fenestration
23 Post Wood Road Ware Hertfordshire SG12 9NJ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1156/VAR
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission ref. 3/22/1830/FUL for: Technical Details application following Permission in Principle (3/21/1487/PIP) for 4 dwellings. Amendments to include: amended dwelling design.
The Paddock Warren Lane Cottered Hertfordshire
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1157/CLEO
Certificate of lawfulness for existing construction of a single-storey rear extension, garage conversion, alterations to fenestration enlargement of roof with a rear dormer and pitched-roof and installation of loft windows, and removal of existing chimney stack
5 Great Molewood Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 2PN
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1158/CLPO
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed raising of roof height to facilitate a first-floor rear extension with removal of existing staircase, creation of balcony with external staircase, infill of existing doorway and insertion of 3 rooflight windows
Watermeadows Farm 26A High Road Waterford Hertfordshire SG14 2PR
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1159/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/26/0652/HH/Dated 31/07/2026) for (Part single/part two storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration). The amendments include changes from a flat roof to a pitched roof incorporating rooflights
14 Foldingshott Datchworth Hertfordshire SG3 6SR
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1160/HH
Erection of a detached garage with associated alterations to existing retaining wall
74 Whempstead Road Benington Hertfordshire SG2 7DE
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1164/HH
Conversion of garage to habitable room
130 Stortford Hall Park Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5AP
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1165/CLPO
Alterations to fenestration to side and rear elevations, sun tunnel to front elevation, removal of chimney stack and removal of rear projection to garage
30 Peel Crescent Hertford Hertfordshire SG14 3EE
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1166/FUL
Proposed electrical transformer and panel in GRP housing, with cable connections to existing sub-station, and mitigation planting
Land Adjacent To Maze Green Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2PJ
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionX/26/0360/CND
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Hedge Removal) and 6 (New Tree) attached to 3/26/0222/FUL
Appletons Farm Classified Road C41 North From Tatlingtown To Junc With Fanhams Hall Road Babbs Green Wareside Hertfordshire SG12 7RX
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1167/HH
Demolition of conservatory and shed, and construction of single storey rear and side extension
5 Fishers Mead Puckeridge Hertfordshire SG11 1SP
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1168/HH
Demolition of existing greenhouse and construction of new greenhouse
43 Benington Road Aston Hertfordshire SG2 7DY
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1169/ARPN
Prior approval application (Part 3, Class Q) for change of use and conversion of existing agricultural building into four residential dwellings
Kindle Warren Mangrove Lane Brickendon Hertfordshire SG13 8QG
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1170/HH
Demolition of garage and construction of two-storey side extension, two-storey rear extension, covered bin store, installation of window at first floor level, installation of loft dormer, alterations to the driveway with new access
62 Bullocks Lane Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 8BT
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1171/CLPO
loft conversion with rear dormer, three front rooflights and removal of chimney stack
13 Horrocks Close Ware Hertfordshire SG12 0QL
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision3/26/1172/FUL
Construction of 1 x new dwelling, along with construction of single storey rear extension and loft conversion to existing dwelling
41 High Road Waterford Hertfordshire SG14 2PR
Received 21 Aug 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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