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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.
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1,974 approved · 226 refused · 211 withdrawn.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: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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HCC, Woodlands First School, Alban Cresecent, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Received 4 Dec 2007Bull Lane, Buckland
Received 22 Feb 2008Hanson Aggregates Ltd, Rickneys, Chapmore End, Hertfordshire
Received 30 Jan 1998Markyate JMI School, Cavendish Road, Markyate, Hertfordshire, AL3 8PT
Received 14 Dec 2017Rush Green Motors, London Road, Langley, Hertfordshire, SG4 7PQ
Received 14 Aug 2008Land west of Little Green Junior School, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, WD3 3LX
Received 19 Feb 2024HCC, Tower Jmi, Tower Rd, Ware, Hertfordshire
Received 12 Oct 2000B & T Motor salvage, Cole Green Service Station, Hertfordshire
Received 5 Jan 2007Waterhall Quarry Complex, Lower Hatfield Road, Hertford, SG13 8LF
Received 1 Apr 2015St Albans Sand & Gravel Co Ltd, Codicote Chalk Pit, Hertfordshire
Received 21 Sept 1981Eamon Cullen, Site 602, Hertfordshire
Received 9 Nov 2000Symondshyde Farm, Hammonds Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Received 22 Jun 2010Gaddesden Row JMI School, Gaddesden Row, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 6HG
Received 19 Dec 2012Meadowside House, (Apsley One) London Road, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 9BF
Received 7 Mar 2018Hunsdon Jmi School, High Street, Hunsdon, SG12 8NJ
Received 14 Mar 2013Downfield School, Downfield Road, Cheshunt, EN8 8SS
Received 7 Jun 2013Broom Barns Community Primary School, Homestead Moat, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 1UE
Received 11 Jan 2010HCC, Forres Jmi, Stanstead Rd, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
Received 17 Oct 2000Raymond Henry West & John Capaldi, Carlos Estate, Hertfordshire
Received 20 Dec 1988Former Sir James Altham School site, Land to the East of Lytham Avenue, South Oxhey, WD19 6FW
Received 19 May 20265, Hunting Gate, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 0TJ
Received 19 Oct 2010Hollingson Meads, Harlow, Hertfordshire
Received 21 Feb 1990HCC, Bengeo Jmi, The Avenue, Bengeo, Hertfordshire
Received 29 Sept 2005Great Westwood Quarry, Fir Tree Hill, Chandlers Cross, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD3 4LY
Received 4 May 2011Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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