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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.
3,330 approved · 669 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
403 Bushey Mill Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2AN
Received 23 Mar 202313 Trafford Close Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9HU
Received 23 Mar 202345 Cobden Hill Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7JL
Received 23 Mar 20236 Coombe Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4SP
Received 23 Mar 2023The Laurels Otterspool Lane Aldenham Bushey Hertfordshire WD25 8AA
Received 24 Mar 2023Block 1-8 1 - 42 Craigmount Radlett Hertfordshire
Received 24 Mar 2023Oakview The Warren Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7DU
Received 27 Mar 202347 Battlers Green Drive Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8NE
Received 24 Mar 2023Wellswood House Fairway Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1PU
Received 27 Mar 202351 Manor Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1QR
Received 27 Mar 202321 Loom Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8AA
Received 27 Mar 202316 Mountway Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EP
Received 27 Mar 2023Heritage House 345 Southbury Road Enfield EN1 1TW
Received 24 Mar 2023County End Magpie Hall Road Bushey Heath Bushey WD23 1NY
Received 27 Mar 202332 Chandos Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1UY
Received 27 Mar 2023103 Cranborne Crescent Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3AE
Received 27 Mar 202317 Warren Road Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1HU
Received 28 Mar 202352 Links Drive Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8BG
Received 28 Mar 2023Land At Pinks Cottage Rectory Lane Shenley Hertfordshire WD7 9AW
Received 28 Mar 2023149 Furzehill Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2DR
Received 28 Mar 20236 Prospect Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4AB
Received 28 Mar 2023Bio Products Laboratory Dagger Lane Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3BX
Received 28 Mar 20233 The Studios Falconer Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3AF
Received 28 Mar 202336 Nicoll Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2PS
Received 28 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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