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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.
3,303 approved · 661 refused · 305 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
45 Baker Street Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2DZ
Received 3 Feb 2023Bhaktivedanta Manor Primary School Hartspring Cottage Elton Way Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8HB
Received 3 Feb 20235 Earls Corner Blanche Lane South Mimms Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3PF
Received 6 Feb 2023Land East Of Rowley Lane Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Received 2 Feb 202335 Pinewood Close Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5NU
Received 3 Feb 20232 Reddings Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3PB
Received 3 Feb 2023129 Cowley Hill Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5NA
Received 6 Feb 202343 Cobden Hill Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7JL
Received 6 Feb 2023Argosy The Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2LL
Received 3 Feb 202323 Robert Close Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2DH
Received 3 Feb 2023Former Education Centre Building Within Bushey Heath Reservoir Site Off Windmill Lane Bushey Heath Hertfordshire
Received 3 Feb 20238 Blattner Close Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3PD
Received 8 Feb 20239 Blattner Close Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3PD
Received 8 Feb 202310 Blattner Close Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3PD
Received 8 Feb 202363 Hartfield Avenue Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3JJ
Received 8 Feb 202380 Billy Lows Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1XL
Received 6 Feb 20231 Gables Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4SP
Received 6 Feb 202377 Hillside Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1HQ
Received 7 Feb 2023Lower Kitts End Farm Kitts End Road Barnet Hertfordshire EN5 4RL
Received 7 Feb 2023Brew Cottage Otterspool Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8AX
Received 8 Feb 2023Brew Cottage Otterspool Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8AX
Received 8 Feb 2023Manor Lodge School Ridge Hill Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9BG
Received 9 Feb 202344 Barham Avenue Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3PN
Received 8 Feb 202332 Alexandra Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5PB
Received 8 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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