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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.
3,319 approved · 664 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
10 Santers Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2BU
Received 1 Mar 202317 The Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EG
Received 2 Mar 2023Summerwood Hartsbourne Road Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1JJ
Received 1 Mar 2023Queens School Aldenham Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2TY
Received 1 Mar 20231 Clare Close Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3NJ
Received 2 Mar 2023Telecommunications Equipment North Of Toby Carvery Off Studio Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Received 2 Mar 2023Hilfield Farm Hilfield Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8DD
Received 2 Mar 2023Hilfield Farm Hilfield Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8DD
Received 2 Mar 2023Hilfield Farm Hilfield Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8DD
Received 2 Mar 202343 The Crosspath Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8HR
Received 2 Mar 202333 Grange Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2LQ
Received 3 Mar 202371 Elmroyd Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2EF
Received 6 Mar 2023Homeleigh Mildred Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2DH
Received 6 Mar 20236 The Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3NG
Received 6 Mar 202382 Aberdale Gardens Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2JF
Received 6 Mar 2023Walled Garden Shenley Park Radlett Lane Shenley Hertfordshire
Received 6 Mar 2023Canada Life House 2 - 6 High Street Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5BA
Received 6 Mar 2023Cranborne House Cranborne Industrial Estate Cranborne Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3JN
Received 6 Mar 202336 Clydesdale Close Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2SD
Received 6 Mar 202327 Wellesley Crescent Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2DG
Received 6 Mar 202313 Haydon Road Watford WD19 4DE
Received 7 Mar 2023Farm Cottage The Green Letchmore Heath Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8ES
Received 7 Mar 202321 Willow Way Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8DU
Received 7 Mar 202336 Northfield Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5AQ
Received 7 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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