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1,974 approved · 226 refused · 211 withdrawn.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: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Caswell Environmental Services Ltd, Cavendish Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Received 22 Mar 2004Messrs C F Cronin Ltd, Adj M25, Off Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Hertfordshire
Received 17 Oct 1986B & T Motor Salvage, Cole Green Service Station, Cole Green, SG14 2NL
Received 15 Oct 2013Warren Fields, Part of Houndswood farm, Harper Lane, Radlett, Hertfordshire
Received 29 Jul 2011Pearce Recycling Ltd, Pearce House, Acrewood Way, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0JZ
Received 18 Jul 2012RMC (UK) Ltd, Gt. Westwood Q Chandler'S Cross, Hertfordshire
Received 6 Jan 1992Fairview New Homes Ltd, Three Parcels Of Land, North Edge Of Royston, South Side of A505, Hertfordshire
Received 15 Mar 2007Rye Meads Sewage Treatment Works, Rye Road, Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire, SG12 8JY
Received 13 Jun 2016Discharge of Condition 3 - St James’ Way new junction - detailed drawings
Received 13 Aug 2020Greenham Sand & Ballast Co Ltd, Waterford Pit Bramfield La, Hertfordshire
Received 18 Dec 1990Broadfield Junior School, Windmill Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4BX
Received 28 Jan 2009Weston Primary School, Maiden Street, Weston, SG4 7AG
Received 2 Dec 2008HCC, St Johns Infant School, Gills Hill Lane, Radlett, Hertfordshire
Received 3 Nov 1997Brittannia Road, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
Received 19 Dec 1985HCC, 65 Queens Rd, Watford, Hertfordshire
Received 13 Feb 2006HCC, Manor St Day Centre, Manor St, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Received 16 Aug 2000Station Car Park, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Received 6 Nov 1995Westmill Landfill Site, Westmill Road, Hertfordshire, SG12 OES
Received 14 Nov 2017Kimpton Primary School, High Street, Kimpton, Hitchin, Herts, SG4 8RB
Received 26 Feb 2010Woodfield School, Malmes Croft, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 8RL
Received 11 Jan 2013Tesco Stores Ltd, Mutton Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2PB
Received 6 Jul 2009Cheshunt Park Farm, Hertfordshire
Received 5 Dec 2000Veolia ES (UK) Ltd, Land at Veolia Depot, St. Albans, Acrewood Way, AL4 0JY
Received 2 Jun 2021Station Car Park, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Received 16 Jan 1996Records 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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