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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1,974 approved · 226 refused · 211 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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, St Lukes School, Crouch Hall Lane, Redbourn, Hertfordshire
Received 5 Aug 2005Land at Bygrave Lodge Farm, Baldock, Hertfordshire
Received 6 Aug 2014David James Bishop, Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Received 11 Dec 1998Westbury Primary School, Westview, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SG63QN
Received 14 May 2008Hammond Primary School, Cambrian Way, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 5TD
Received 6 Jun 2012Harper Lane, Hertfordshire
Received 10 Apr 2006Ryegate Farm, Std. Abbots, Hertfordshire
Received 11 Jan 1985Transtonic Ltd, Old Station Road, Redbourn, Hertfordshire
Received 30 Sept 1991Former Marsh Lane Day Centre, Marsh Lane, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9QB
Received 4 Jun 2009Greenfield Nursery, Hurst Drive, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
Received 18 Jul 2007Burleigh Primary School Blindmans Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 9DP
Received 2 Feb 2026Hertford Yacht Club, Rye Meads Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire
Received 8 Dec 1988Redland Aggregates, Frogmore Hall (Inlcuding Rookery Pit), Hertfordshire
Received 28 Jan 1982Essex Road, Dobb'S Weir, Hertfordshire
Received 8 Feb 1996Ravenscroft Farm, Mimms Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
Received 12 Jun 2002HCC, Tannerswood Close, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire
Received 29 Mar 2000Thorley Hall Farm/Brookside Business Park, London Road, Spellbrook, Hertfordshire, CM23 4AU
Received 19 Nov 2013Downfield Primary School, Downfield Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 8SS
Received 11 May 2012Harper Lane, Hertfordshire
Received 16 Jun 2006Hatfield Quarry St Albans, Hertfordshire
Received 6 Aug 1997Chadwell Springs Golf Club, Hertford Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9LE
Received 4 Jul 2012Bushey Golf And Country Club, Hertfordshire
Received 26 Jul 1995Hertford Yacht Club, Rye Meads Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire
Received 15 Aug 2003HCC, Woodlands First School, Alban Cresecent, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Received 7 Feb 2001Records 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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