Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
England · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hertfordshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,974 approved · 226 refused · 211 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jul 1946 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 10 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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HCC, Bushey Manor Jm School, Grange Rd, Bushey, Hertfordshire
Received 16 Dec 2002Thorley Hall Farm, Thorley Wash, Thorley, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Received 3 Jul 2013HCC, Squirrels/ Ludwick Nursery, Holwell Road, Wgc, Herts, Hertfordshire
Received 29 Jan 2007London Concrete Ltd, Orphanage Rd Goods Yard, Watford Junction, Hertfordshire
Received 31 Jul 2001Cattlegate Farm, Cattlegate Road, Northaw, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN2 8AU
Received 9 Oct 2025C F Cronin, Winfield Site - Hartspring Cottages, Hertfordshire
Received 30 May 1985HATFIELD QUARRY, OAKLANDS LANE, SMALLFORD, AL4 0HS
Received 13 Feb 2014HCC, 330-332 Ripon Rd, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Received 14 Sept 2000HCC, Aboyne Lodge School, Etna Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Received 18 Apr 2007West Hyde Sewage Pumping Station, Old Uxbridge Road, Maple Cross, WD3 9XJ
Received 5 Feb 2026Park Works, Paradise, Hertfordshire
Received 26 Jun 1992Millfield First School, Monks Walk, Buntingford, SG9 9DT
Received 5 Mar 2018Highwood Primary School, Bushey Mill Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 2AW
Received 24 May 2010HCC, The Leys Jmi, Ripon Rd, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Received 1 Oct 1998HCC, Amwell View School, Station Rd, Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire
Received 16 Dec 1998Forres Primary School, Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0RW
Received 27 Jan 2016Chauncy School, Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire
Received 29 Mar 2001Biffa Waste Services Ltd, Westmill Quarry, Westmill Rd, Ware, Hertfordshire
Received 24 Sept 1979Brittannia Road, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
Received 17 Sept 1996HCC, Falconer School, Falconer Rd, Bushey, Hertfordshire
Received 12 May 1999HCC, Turnford School, Mill Lane, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
Received 15 Feb 2007Harper Lane, Hertfordshire
Received 7 Sept 1992Woodfield School, Malmes Croft, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RL
Received 2 Apr 2020Mr R S Cooper, Willowtree Farm, Colliers End, Hertfordshire
Received 17 Feb 1998Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Hertfordshire County 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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