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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.
3,301 approved · 661 refused · 305 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
40 Laurel Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2AB
Received 31 Jan 202312 Mostyn Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3PN
Received 31 Jan 202347A Oakridge Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8EW
Received 1 Feb 20231 Carrington Close Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2HB
Received 31 Jan 202349 Loom Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8NX
Received 1 Feb 2023Flat 1 Browning Court Chaucer Grove Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2FN
Received 1 Feb 2023123 Little Bushey Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4SB
Received 1 Feb 2023Brook House Galley Lane Barnet Hertfordshire EN5 4RA
Received 1 Feb 2023The Meadows Castleford Close Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4AL
Received 1 Feb 2023The Meadows Castleford Close Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4AL
Received 1 Feb 2023139 Auckland Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3HF
Received 1 Feb 2023County Corner Barnet Lane Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3HJ
Received 1 Feb 2023Land Off Barnet Lane And Furzehill Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Received 1 Feb 20237 Hillcrest Road Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9DB
Received 1 Feb 20239 Hunter Close Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2SW
Received 2 Feb 2023Cedar House 73 Blanche Lane South Mimms Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3PA
Received 3 Feb 202389 Gills Hill Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8PD
Received 2 Feb 202389 Gills Hill Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8PD
Received 2 Feb 202371 Byng Drive Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1UW
Received 2 Feb 20236 Fishers Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2GY
Received 2 Feb 2023Argosy The Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2LL
Received 2 Feb 202310 Thornbury Gardens Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1RF
Received 3 Feb 202315 Laurel Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2AF
Received 3 Feb 202316 Caldecote Gardens Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4GP
Received 6 Feb 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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