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Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hertfordshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
2,585Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 2,200 approved or refused records
226Refused applications

1,974 approved · 226 refused · 211 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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  1. PermittedPL/0205/21

    Construction of a two storey 2FE (300 place) First School and 30 place nursery, with staff car parking including electric charging points, cycle and scooter storage, external play areas, forest school, landscaping, drainage, access and associated works

    Land east of London Road, Buntingford, Hertfordshire (Buntingford First School)

    Received 15 Apr 2021
  2. Not publishedPL/0567/26

    Phase 2 works consisting of proposed hardstanding to create play area; new accessible graded access; fire stair enclosure; erection of boundary treatment and gates and a new electronic access gate into the site car park

    Former Laureate Academy Sixth Form Annexe, Gadebridge Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DT

    Received 30 Apr 2026
  3. Permitted5/2431-05

    New fencing and entrance gates

    HCC, Oakwood Jmi, Oakwood Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire

    Received 30 Nov 2005
  4. Conditionally Permitted9/0634-03

    Relocation of fire station to 223-229 Lower High Street, Watford

    HCC, Watford Fire Station, Hertfordshire

    Received 20 Aug 2003
  5. WithdrawnN/1122-57

    Use of land as LA refuse tip

    royston Urban Districy Council, Coombes Hole, Hertfordshire

    Received 17 Dec 1957
  6. Permitted3/1215-02

    Variation of condition 8 of pp 3/0416-99 (retention of existig flare stack)

    Biffa Waste Services Ltd, Westmill Quarry, Westmill Rd, Ware, Hertfordshire

    Received 10 Jun 2002
  7. Permitted1/0009-99

    Fifth double mobile classroom unit

    HCC, Knights Templar School, Weston Rd, Baldock, Hertfordshire

    Received 7 Jul 1999
  8. Conditionally PermittedPL\CCMAJ0185\09

    Construction of a new secondary school at land east and west of Mendip Way, Great Ashby, Stevenage to include: school buildings, accesses, car park, floodlit all weather pitch, floodlit multi-use games areas, grass playing pitches, storm water attenuation pond, means of enclosure, new and diverted footpaths / cycleways, landscaping and related works on land to the north of New Spring Wood; access roundabout on Mendip Way; access road, car and coach set down / pick-up / parking area, means of enclosure, new and diverted footpaths / cycleways, landscaping, swales and related works on land to the east of Mendip Way; plus ecological mitigation works in New Spring Wood, the construction of a drainage ditch adjacent to Longdell Wood and the provision of replacement open space on land west of Mendip Way.

    Great Ashby, Land West of Mendip Way, Stevenage

    Received 3 Jul 2009
  9. Conditionally PermittedPL\0239\10

    Application for the proposed change of use of part of the agricultural bulk storage building for use of the stationing of skips, bins and waste transfer in conjunction with the continuation of the skip store site immediately adjoining the building (planning permission 3/2200-07)

    Buttermilk Hall Farm, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 9RH

    Received 3 Feb 2010
  10. Conditionally PermittedPL\0320\10

    Proposed 2.5m wide shared cycle track

    Royston BMX Park, between Burns Road and Betjeman Road, Royston, Hertfordshire

    Received 15 Nov 2010
  11. Conditionally PermittedPL\CCMIN0248\10

    Application for proposed new single storey 3-bay modular classroom unit

    Cunningham Hill Infant School, Cell Barnes Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5QJ

    Received 5 Mar 2010
  12. PermittedPL\0916\18

    Proposed change of use of former first floor shooting range to B1 office space and erection of external staircase to the rear

    Drill Hall, Crossbrook Street, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 8JY

    Received 4 Apr 2018
  13. Conditionally PermittedPL\0050\08

    Three and two storey external lift

    HCC, Sir Frederic Osborn School, Herns Lane, Wgc, Hertfordshire

    Received 11 Feb 2008
  14. Conditionally PermittedPL\0616\13

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use for the importation, processing and storage of reclaimed bituminous products for the use in the asphalt plant

    Hertford Express Asphalt, Water Hall Quarry, Lower Hatfield Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8LE

    Received 11 Apr 2014
  15. PermittedPL/0170/20

    Application for the proposed increase in waste processing throughput from 75,000 tpa (tonnes per annum) to 200,000 tpa together with associated infrastructure to include; increase in shed size to 2460m²; removal of baling shed and construction of 200m² vehicle workshop; construction of 1050m² building for the processing of inert material; double stacked portacabin office; alterations to the site layout to allow for the separation of commercial and industrial waste processing areas and inert waste processing areas along with other ancillary works

    Unit 1, Colne Way Industrial Estate, Colne Way, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 9WY

    Received 7 Aug 2020
  16. Conditionally PermittedPL/0247/22

    Application for retrospective planning permission for a cover shed to tipping, storage and loading area for pulverised glass prior to despatch elsewhere for manufacture of recycled glass

    Pearce Recycling, Pearce House, Acrewood Way, St Albans, AL4 0JY

    Received 12 Jan 2022
  17. RefusalPL\0870\17

    Application for the phased extraction of 1.25 million tonnes of sand and gravel, mobile dry screening plant, weighbridge, wheel cleaning facilities, ancillary site offices, construction of a new access onto Wadesmill Road with phased restoration to landscaped farmland at a lower level

    Land at Ware Park, Wadesmill Road, Hertfordshire

    Received 18 Sept 2017
  18. Permitted2/0445-02

    Variation of cond 6 of pp 2/0264-01 (increase to throughput)

    Wastecare (GB) Ltd, Land Off Leyden Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

    Received 17 Sept 2002
  19. Permitted6/1452-05

    Change of use from recreational land to school playing fields

    HCC, Land In Stanborough Park, Rear Of Lakeside School, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

    Received 21 Nov 2005
  20. Conditionally PermittedPL\0575\13

    Application proposal for the demolition of an existing mobile classroom block, the erection of a new four classroom block, the erection of a new three classroom reception and nursery block, an extension to the existing school building to provide a new reception office with associated internal remodelling, additional staff car parking, extended hard play area and landscaping

    St. Catherines C of E Primary School, Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0AW

    Received 5 Nov 2013
  21. Permitted4/0448-91

    Continuation of use of household waste site

    HCC, St John's Well Lane, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

    Received 30 May 1991
  22. Withdrawn3/2029-89

    Construction of conveyor bridge and field conveyor

    British Waterways, Amwell Quarry, Hollycross Rd, Ware, Hertfordshire

    Received 7 Nov 1989
  23. Conditionally PermittedPL\0885\17

    Proposed application for the erection of a recycling shed

    Butterwick Investments Ltd, Pearce House, Acrewood Way, St Albans, AL4 0JZ

    Received 6 Dec 2017
  24. Permitted5/0540-03

    retrospective app for temp permission for the importation, screening and crushing of road planings and their re-use as secondary aggregate

    Harper Lane, Hertfordshire

    Received 13 Mar 2003

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