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1,974 approved · 226 refused · 211 withdrawn.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: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 High Street, Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire, SG12 8AB
Received 1 Mar 2022Cupid Green Depot, Redbourn Rd, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Received 28 Aug 2002Starmin (England) Ltd, Waterhall Farm Bayfordbury, Hertfordshire
Received 8 May 2000HCC, Mayfield Infants, Cheshunt Wash, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
Received 12 Mar 1998Beech Hyde Primary & Nursery School, Nurseries Road, Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 8TP
Received 23 Jul 2014Hatfield Quarry St Albans, Hertfordshire
Received 6 Aug 1997Hollingson Meads, Harlow, Hertfordshire
Received 28 Nov 1996Biffa Waste Services Ltd, Westmill Quarry, Westmill Rd, Ware, Hertfordshire
Received 11 Jan 2001Bencroft Woods & Broxbourne Woods east and west car parks, Pembridge Lane, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 7QR
Received 25 Jun 2012HCC, Flamstead End Jmi, Longfield Lane, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
Received 19 Nov 2002Land at Redwell Wood Farm, Blackhorse Lane, South Mimms, Hertfordshire
Received 7 Jul 2017HCC, Hailey Hall School, Hailey Lane, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
Received 1 Aug 2005Hollingson Meads, Harlow, Hertfordshire
Received 17 Dec 2001Royston, York Way, Hertfordshire
Received 5 Oct 1987HCC, Grove Rd Jmi, Grove Rd, Tring, Hertfordshire
Received 23 Mar 2001N/A, Pembridge Lane, Hertfordshire
Received 1 Jul 2013Lakeside School, Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Received 9 May 1997Furze Field, Hatfield Quarry, Oaklands Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0HT
Received 19 Dec 2023Vicars Grove Pit, Little Almshoe Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 7QU
Received 23 May 2014Sandy Lane Travellers Site, Sandy Lane, Hertfordshire, WD2 8HF
Received 4 Aug 2011HCC, St Albans Girls School, Sandridgebury Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Received 14 Apr 2004Garrett & High Woods, Hertfordshire
Received 11 May 1958Harper Lane, Hertfordshire
Received 21 Feb 1990HCC, Applecroft Junior Middle & Infant School, Applecroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Received 9 Nov 2000Records 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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