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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1,974 approved · 226 refused · 211 withdrawn.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: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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More application records

Permitted5/1868-91
Retention of Aggs.Bagging Plnt
Harper Lane, Hertfordshire
Received 31 Oct 1991
Permitted3/1883-02
Replacement of demountable with new classroom extension
HCC, Summercroft Infants School, Hertfordshire
Received 4 Sept 2002
Permitted8/0595-04
Sports hall and changing rooms
HCC, Breakspeare School, Gallows Hill, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire
Received 14 Apr 2004
Permitted5/0693-06
Vary condition 5 of pp 0/0085-97 to enable a revised working scheme
Tyttenhanger Colney Heath, North Orbital Road, Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, AL2 1BT
Received 30 Mar 2006
Not publishedPL\COND\0959\18
Proposed discharge of conditions 16, 17 and 24 of planning permission 3/0527-15
Panshanger Park, Panshanger, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 2NL
Received 16 Nov 2018
Permitted2/0224-99
Composting Area at Council Depot
Stevenage Borough Council, London Road Transfer Station Depot, Hertfordshire
Received 14 Jun 1999
PermittedPL/0106/19
Change of use from A1 (retail) to D1 (library)
26-32 Town Centre, Hatfield, AL10 0LD
Received 4 Jul 2019
Refusal5/1575-85
part infill of old clay pits to provide additional grazing for horses and possible recreational area later
Trustees of J H Patterson, Newgate, Sandpit Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Received 4 Dec 1985
Refusal3/2213-04
Erection of building for shredding and storage
Pallets Unlimited, Barleyworks Farm, Furmeux Pelham, Hertfordshire
Received 1 Nov 2004
Withdrawn8/0160-93
Waste Recycling & Waste Transfer station
HCC, Riverside Drive, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Received 9 Mar 1993
Not publishedPL/0121/19 DOC
Application to discharge conditions condition 14 (provision of vehicular and pedestrian access), 17 (Proposed crossing/capacity improvements), 18 (Highway improvements) and 24 (Highway works) of planning permission 5/1421-19
Land to the north of lower Luton Road, Harpenden
Received 5 Dec 2019
Permitted6/0814-01
Multi-use all weather sports court
HCC, Springmead Jmi, Hilly Fields, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Received 22 Jun 2001
Withdrawn8/1662-99
New footway, resurfacing of driveway etc
HCC, Block B, Langleybury Campus, Hunton Bridge, Hertfordshire
Received 18 Jun 1999
Refusal0/0123-04
Building erection & change of use of skip hire business & waste reclamation and recycling facility
Cripps Skips, Barnet Road (A1000), Bentley Heath, Nr Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
Received 18 Feb 2004
Permitted6/0526-99
CoU to recycling/reclamation centre (incl tyre shredding)
Prospect Planning, Burnside, Hertfordshire
Received 29 Jun 1999
Refusal0/0772-03
Skip hire business and WTS
Mr Cripps, London Electricity Compound, Well End Lane, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Received 31 Jul 2003
Withdrawn6/0102-97
Expansion of waste recycling
Prospect Planning, Burnside, Hertfordshire
Received 14 Feb 1997
Permitted1/1178-80
Retention of existing building (storage, maintenance)
St Albans Sand & Gravel Co Ltd, Codicote Chalk Pit, Hertfordshire
Received 9 Jul 1980
Permitted8/1489-05
Extension to provide two classrooms, toilets, and link to existing building
HCC, Sarratt Jmi, The Green, Sarratt, Hertfordshire
Received 17 Oct 2005
Conditionally PermittedPL\0342\11
Application for the proposed variation of conditions 4, 19, 20, 21 and 30 of planning permission 8/0503-90 to increase the time period to complete infilling and restoration by 3 years, a temporary increase in vehicle movements and to amend the final restoration scheme from woodland and heath grassland to woodland, amenity grassland and agriculture
Great Westwood Quarry, Fir Tree Hill, Chandlers Cross, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD3 4LY
Received 11 Apr 2011
PermittedPL/0378/24
Erection of building to partially enclose existing plant and machinery
Holywell Haulage, Maxted Close, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7DX
Received 19 Dec 2023
Conditionally Permitted9/1394-06
Reserved matters for childrens home and adolescent resource centre
Vincent and Gorbing, Alban Wood Infants, The Brow, Watford, Hertfordshire
Received 10 Oct 2006
Refusal0/1002-98
use of site as Waste Transfer Station
W H Smith Skip Hire Borehamwood Ltd, Allum Lane, Elstree, Hertfordshire
Received 6 Nov 1998
Permitted3/2246-02
Retention of workshop building
Biffa Waste Services Ltd, Westmill Quarry, Westmill Rd, Ware, Hertfordshire
Received 31 Oct 2002

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What these statistics cover

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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