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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 · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hertsmere Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,294 approved · 659 refused · 304 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Sept 2020 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
201 Mutton Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2AN
Received 24 Jan 2023201 Mutton Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2AN
Received 24 Jan 2023Hill House Nursing Home Elstree Hill South Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3DE
Received 25 Jan 2023Furze Lodge Mildred Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2DH
Received 25 Jan 202377 Torworth Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4ES
Received 24 Jan 202329 Shenley Hill Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7AU
Received 24 Jan 202351 Aldenham Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8JA
Received 24 Jan 202311 The Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EG
Received 24 Jan 202311 The Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EG
Received 24 Jan 202311 The Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EG
Received 24 Jan 202356 Clive Close Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2AE
Received 24 Jan 2023Telecommunications Equipment At Junction With Thaynesfield And The Causeway Potters Bar Hertfordshire
Received 24 Jan 2023First Place Nursery Falconer Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3AQ
Received 24 Jan 2023First Place Nursery Falconer Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3AQ
Received 24 Jan 2023First Place Nursery Falconer Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3AQ
Received 24 Jan 2023First Place Nursery Falconer Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3AQ
Received 24 Jan 202362 Mount Grace Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1QZ
Received 25 Jan 2023Hill House Nursing Home Elstree Hill South Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3DE
Received 25 Jan 20238 Ranworth Gardens Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3DP
Received 25 Jan 20235 Anthorne Close Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1RW
Received 17 Jan 2023150 Stanborough Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5LR
Received 25 Jan 202333 Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1BA
Received 25 Jan 202395 Strafford Gate Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1PR
Received 25 Jan 202365 Cowley Hill Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5LQ
Received 25 Jan 2023Records 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 Hertsmere Borough 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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