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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.
3,305 approved · 663 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hill Farm Watling Street Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7HP
Received 13 Feb 20239 Heathfield Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2LH
Received 13 Feb 2023106 Gateshead Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5EF
Received 13 Feb 202367 High Street Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1BL
Received 14 Feb 202312 The Byway Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2LW
Received 14 Feb 2023202 Theobald Street Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4PD
Received 14 Feb 202386 - 86A Barnet Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire
Received 14 Feb 202330 Manor Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1DQ
Received 14 Feb 2023101 Herkomer Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3LS
Received 14 Feb 20231 Hastings Way Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2JX
Received 14 Feb 20232 Manor Cottages Rectory Lane Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9AN
Received 14 Feb 20232 Manor Cottages Rectory Lane Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9AN
Received 14 Feb 20237 Thornbury Gardens Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1RB
Received 14 Feb 202343 Goodyers Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8AZ
Received 14 Feb 2023The Mansion Wrotham Park Barnet Hertfordshire EN5 4SB
Received 14 Feb 2023Wyevale Garden Centre Dancers Hill Road Bentley Heath Barnet Hertfordshire EN5 4RR
Received 14 Feb 2023Argosy The Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2LL
Received 15 Feb 2023The Conifers Elton Way Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8HD
Received 15 Feb 202342 Hartforde Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5JT
Received 15 Feb 20234 Highfields Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8DJ
Received 16 Feb 202318 The Rose Walk Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7JS
Received 15 Feb 202388 Deacons Hill Road Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3JQ
Received 15 Feb 202330 Lodge Avenue Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3ND
Received 16 Feb 2023Lower Kitts End Farm Kitts End Road Barnet Hertfordshire EN5 4RL
Received 16 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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