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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1,974 approved · 226 refused · 211 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Land east of London Road, Buntingford, Hertfordshire (Buntingford First School)
Received 15 Apr 2021Former Laureate Academy Sixth Form Annexe, Gadebridge Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DT
Received 30 Apr 2026HCC, Oakwood Jmi, Oakwood Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Received 30 Nov 2005HCC, Watford Fire Station, Hertfordshire
Received 20 Aug 2003royston Urban Districy Council, Coombes Hole, Hertfordshire
Received 17 Dec 1957Biffa Waste Services Ltd, Westmill Quarry, Westmill Rd, Ware, Hertfordshire
Received 10 Jun 2002HCC, Knights Templar School, Weston Rd, Baldock, Hertfordshire
Received 7 Jul 1999Great Ashby, Land West of Mendip Way, Stevenage
Received 3 Jul 2009Buttermilk Hall Farm, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 9RH
Received 3 Feb 2010Royston BMX Park, between Burns Road and Betjeman Road, Royston, Hertfordshire
Received 15 Nov 2010Cunningham Hill Infant School, Cell Barnes Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5QJ
Received 5 Mar 2010Drill Hall, Crossbrook Street, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 8JY
Received 4 Apr 2018HCC, Sir Frederic Osborn School, Herns Lane, Wgc, Hertfordshire
Received 11 Feb 2008Hertford Express Asphalt, Water Hall Quarry, Lower Hatfield Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8LE
Received 11 Apr 2014Unit 1, Colne Way Industrial Estate, Colne Way, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 9WY
Received 7 Aug 2020Pearce Recycling, Pearce House, Acrewood Way, St Albans, AL4 0JY
Received 12 Jan 2022Land at Ware Park, Wadesmill Road, Hertfordshire
Received 18 Sept 2017Wastecare (GB) Ltd, Land Off Leyden Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Received 17 Sept 2002HCC, Land In Stanborough Park, Rear Of Lakeside School, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Received 21 Nov 2005St. Catherines C of E Primary School, Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0AW
Received 5 Nov 2013HCC, St John's Well Lane, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Received 30 May 1991British Waterways, Amwell Quarry, Hollycross Rd, Ware, Hertfordshire
Received 7 Nov 1989Butterwick Investments Ltd, Pearce House, Acrewood Way, St Albans, AL4 0JZ
Received 6 Dec 2017Harper Lane, Hertfordshire
Received 13 Mar 2003Records 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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