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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1,974 approved · 226 refused · 211 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Ware Household Waste Recycling Centre, Land off A602, Westmill, Ware, Hertfordshire
Received 1 Jun 2018Mrs Sheila O'Neill, Garston Manor, Garston, Hertfordshire
Received 30 Jan 2001St. Catherines Hoddesdon VC CE Primary School, Haslewood Avenue, Hoddesdon, EN11 8HT
Received 10 Oct 2017Land Adj.M25, Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire
Received 3 Sept 1993Tyttenhanger Colney Heath, North Orbital Road, Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, AL2 1BT
Received 9 Mar 1989Pitstone Quarry, Hertfordshire
Received 3 Dec 2003Hanson Aggregates Ltd, Rickneys, Chapmore End, Hertfordshire
Received 1 Oct 1958Harper Lane, Hertfordshire
Received 13 Dec 2005The Hammond Academy, Cambrian Way, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5TD
Received 30 Mar 2017HCC, Holmshill School, Thrift Farm Lane, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Received 30 Mar 2001KT Ivory Plc, Harper Lodge Farm, Harper Lane, Radlett, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire
Received 18 Oct 2005Hoddesdon Sustainable Energy Facility (HSEF) Ratty's Lane, Hoddesdon, EN11 0RF
Received 31 Oct 2019Vicars Grove Pit, Thistley Lane, Gosmore, SG4 7QU
Received 20 May 2015HCC, Bowmansgreen Jmi, Telford Rd, London Colney, Hertfordshire
Received 15 Jan 2002HCC, Westfield School/Community Tc, Tolpits Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire
Received 31 Oct 2000HCC, Rye Park Infants School , Walton Rd, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
Received 25 Nov 2002HCC, Ashtree Primary School, Hertfordshire
Received 12 Aug 2004Hatfield Quarry, Oaklands Lane, Smallford, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL4 0HT
Received 17 Aug 2009Mrs D.T.A.M.S Price, Grigg's Field, Hertfordshire
Received 25 Nov 1999High Beeches Primary School, Aldwickbury Crescent, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 5SD
Received 21 Nov 2013Beech Hyde Nursery and Primary School, Nurseries Road, Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 8TP
Received 8 May 201290 & 92 Brickendon Lane, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8HZ
Received 14 Jul 2025William Ransom School, Stuart Drive, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9QB
Received 18 Jan 2016Southfield School, Woods Avenue, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 8NN
Received 7 Aug 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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