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1,974 approved · 226 refused · 211 withdrawn.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: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HCC, Longmeadow Jmi, Oaks Cross, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Received 20 Mar 2007Mr W Ashburner, Bury Farm, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire
Received 15 Oct 1986Harkness Hall, Thistley Lane, Gosmore, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 7QU
Received 11 Aug 2014Walkern Primary School, High St, Walkern, Hertfordshire
Received 17 Dec 2003H J Meadows, Dungeons Farm, Hertfordshire
Received 16 Jun 1988HCC, Lime Walk Jmi, Lime Walk, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Received 15 Nov 2000HCC, Bedwell Park Quarry, Hertfordshire
Received 2 Feb 1996Waterdale Waste Transfer Station, St Albans Road, Garston, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 0PR
Received 23 Sept 2016H Brazier Ltd, Brazier Landfill Site, Ware Quarry, Westmill Road, Hertfordshire
Received 2 Jun 2003Works Road, 781a, Letchworth, Hertfordshire
Received 26 Nov 1991Hollingson Meads, Harlow, Hertfordshire
Received 15 Dec 1987South Hill Primary School, Heath Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1TT
Received 21 Aug 2014Scott Petrie, Foxholes Farm Hertford, Hertfordshire
Received 27 Apr 1972HCC, Bedwell Park Quarry, Hertfordshire
Received 1 Sept 2003Eaglens, 5, Hullocks Pit Hill, Newnham, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 5JX
Received 29 Jun 2009Panshanger Quarry, Panshanger Lane, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 2NQ
Received 2 May 2012Hollingson Meads, Harlow, Hertfordshire
Received 29 Oct 2004Highover JMI School, Cambridge Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 0JP
Received 26 Jul 2011Yorke Mead Primary School, Dulwich Way, Croxley Way, WD3 3PX
Received 14 Apr 2011HCC, Oxhey Nursery Site, Eastbury Rd, Watford, Hertfordshire
Received 10 Dec 2001Land to the north of St James's Way, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Received 14 Jan 2020Lafarge Aggregates, Tyttenhanger Quarry, Hertfordshire
Received 17 Jun 2015206, Lower High Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2EL
Received 9 Jun 2010Land to the north of Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Received 25 May 2018Records 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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