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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.
3,336 approved · 673 refused · 307 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
29 The Comyns Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1HN
Received 11 Apr 2023403 Bushey Mill Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2AN
Received 11 Apr 202327 - 29 High Street Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5AJ
Received 11 Apr 202398A Shenley Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1EB
Received 11 Apr 20237 De Havilland Court Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9JD
Received 12 Apr 202364 Dugdale Hill Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2DN
Received 12 Apr 2023Land At Pinks Cottage Rectory Lane Shenley Hertfordshire WD7 9AW
Received 12 Apr 2023Wellhouse Dell Cobden Hill Radlett Hertfordshire
Received 13 Apr 20232 Gateshead Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4NQ
Received 12 Apr 202339 Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1BJ
Received 13 Apr 2023Caldecote Farm Caldecote Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4EF
Received 13 Apr 202355 Deacons Hill Road Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3HZ
Received 13 Apr 202355 Deacons Hill Road Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3HZ
Received 13 Apr 202325 Loom Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8AA
Received 13 Apr 2023Caspian And Tasman House Elstree Road Elstree Hertfordshire
Received 13 Apr 20236 Delamere Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5AG
Received 14 Apr 20236 Delamere Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5AG
Received 14 Apr 202395 Strafford Gate Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1PR
Received 17 Apr 20237 Beech Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7DD
Received 17 Apr 202318 Pentland Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4QN
Received 17 Apr 2023Tullamoor Pegmire Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8DR
Received 18 Apr 20232 James Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2LT
Received 18 Apr 202337 Gills Hill Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8DG
Received 18 Apr 2023Barclays Bank Plc 28 High Street Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3HJ
Received 19 Apr 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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