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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1,974 approved · 226 refused · 211 withdrawn.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: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Essex Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0QX
Received 16 Nov 2018Blackbirds Farm, Blackbirds Lane, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, WD25 8BS
Received 2 Feb 2018Mr J Wright, Oaklands Farm, Hertfordshire
Received 6 Nov 1985Edwinstree Middle School, Norfolk Road, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 9AW
Received 20 Dec 2012Aboyne Lodge School, Etna Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 5NL
Received 29 Nov 2013Ley Park Primary, Cozens Lane East, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 6QA
Received 6 Nov 2007Cumberlow Green Farm, Rushden, Hertfordshire
Received 8 May 2003Woolmer Green Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, Hertfordshire
Received 27 Apr 2009Herts And Essex High School, Warwick Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 5NJ
Received 23 Sept 2020Vicars Grove Pit, Little Almshoe Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 7QU
Received 6 Mar 2018Cranborne Road Depot, Cranborne Industrial Estate, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3JN
Received 18 Jul 2008HCC, Barnwell School, Barnwell, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Received 2 Jun 2003Harper Lane Quarry, Harper Lane, Shenley, Radlett, Hertfordshire, WD7 7HX
Received 23 Sept 2015Land to the north of Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Received 28 Jun 2019Berkhamsted Brick Co Ltd, Berkhamsted Brick Works, Hertfordshire
Received 26 Jan 1999Fairlands Primary School, Pound Avenue, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3JA
Received 21 Aug 2012Three Rivers District Council, Dell Wood, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Received 27 Jun 2002Rossgate Primary School, Galley Hill, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Received 11 Jan 2008HCC, St Nicholas Jmi, Norton Rd, Letchworth, Hertfordshire
Received 6 Oct 1998HCC, Falconer School, Falconer Rd, Bushey, Hertfordshire
Received 27 Feb 2002HCC, Falconer School, Falconer Rd, Bushey, Hertfordshire
Received 23 Dec 2003HCC, Greneway School, Garden Walk, Royston, Hertfordshire
Received 4 Mar 2005Tyttenhanger Colney Heath, North Orbital Road, Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, AL2 1BT
Received 25 Jul 1991W H Palletts and Sons, Palletts Depot, Westmill Rd., Hertfordshire
Received 9 Jan 1976Records 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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