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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1,974 approved · 226 refused · 211 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Waterdale Waste Transfer Station, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 0PR
Received 30 Apr 2013Hullock Pit Hill, Unit 5, Newnham Road, Newnham, SG7 5DP
Received 16 Oct 2020Starmin (England) Ltd, Waterhall Farm Bayfordbury, Hertfordshire
Received 4 Jan 1999Walkern Primary School, High St, Walkern, Hertfordshire
Received 7 May 1998De Havilland Primary School, Travellers Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8TQ
Received 11 Apr 2017Redland Readymix Ltd, Waterford Quarry, Hertfordshire
Received 20 Jan 1998Burnside, Hertford Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 5RB
Received 14 Feb 2018junction of A602 and A119, east of Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire.
Received 2 Jun 2020Woolmer Green Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, Hertfordshire
Received 17 Sept 2009HCC, Simon Balle School, Mangrove Rd, Hertford, Hertfordshire
Received 20 Jul 2005HCC, Burydale Community Home, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Received 6 Nov 2006Mr Phillip R Lund, Evan'S Spring, Tring, Hertfordshire
Received 29 Aug 1990Greenway County First School, Crossways, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 3NH
Received 21 Aug 2009HCC, Martindale Jmi,Boxted Rd, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Received 17 Apr 2001HCC, Thundridge C Of E Primary School, Ermine St, Thundridge, Hertfordshire
Received 13 Jun 2003Holywell Haulage Ltd, 82 Maxted Close, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Received 31 Jan 2008Biffa Waste Services Ltd, Westmill Quarry, Westmill Rd, Ware, Hertfordshire
Received 7 Jan 2004HCC, Barley First School, Church End, Barley, Hertfordshire
Received 3 Nov 2003ASM Metal Recycling Centre, Railway Terrace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 8JE
Received 31 Jul 2007Watford Registry Office, 31 Hempstead Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 3EY
Received 21 May 2024HCC, Martins Wood, Mildmay Rd, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Received 4 Oct 2002St John's Church, Gills Hill Lane, Radlett, Hertfordshire, WD7 8DF
Received 30 Apr 2009Bengeo Primary School, The Avenue, Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 3HL
Received 4 Apr 2012Greenham Sand & Ballast Co Ltd, Waterford Pit Bramfield La, Hertfordshire
Received 19 Jul 1993Records 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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