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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.
3,315 approved · 663 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 Kimble Crescent Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4SR
Received 24 Feb 20234 Mornington Road Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7BL
Received 24 Feb 202311 Harris Lane Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9ED
Received 27 Feb 2023300 Theobald Street Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4PG
Received 24 Feb 2023102 - 104 Watling Street Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7AB
Received 24 Feb 2023South Medburn Farm Watling Street Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3AA
Received 24 Feb 2023Land West Of Manor Cottages Rectory Lane Shenley Hertfordshire
Received 24 Feb 202373 Arundel Drive Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2LE
Received 24 Feb 202373 Arundel Drive Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2LE
Received 24 Feb 2023Walnut House 29A Watford Road Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8LG
Received 28 Feb 20234 Delamere Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5AG
Received 27 Feb 20234 Delamere Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5AG
Received 27 Feb 20231 Goldcrest Way Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1AL
Received 27 Feb 202359 Belmont Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2JR
Received 27 Feb 2023Elstree Cottage New Road Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3EZ
Received 28 Feb 20239 Haydon Road Watford WD19 4DE
Received 27 Feb 202347 Battlers Green Drive Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8NE
Received 27 Feb 2023Former Garage Site South Of 77 Eldon Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Received 27 Feb 202357 Elstree Road Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4GJ
Received 27 Feb 2023The Picture House 195 Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1BP
Received 28 Feb 20231 Avenue Rise Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3AS
Received 28 Feb 202355 Clive Close Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2AD
Received 28 Feb 202347 Battlers Green Drive Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8NE
Received 28 Feb 202317 Downalong Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1HZ
Received 1 Mar 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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