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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.
3,360 approved · 678 refused · 310 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
88 Mount Grace Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1QY
Received 15 May 2023Lochgreen House Barnet Lane Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3QZ
Received 15 May 202327 Elmwood Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1SZ
Received 15 May 2023Laurel Cottage New Road Letchmore Heath Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8ED
Received 15 May 2023West Greystones The Warren Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7DS
Received 16 May 202333 Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1BB
Received 16 May 202333 Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1BB
Received 16 May 2023Elder Court Magpie Hall Road Bushey Heath WD23 1GP
Received 16 May 20238 Heyford Road Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8PP
Received 16 May 20238 Heyford Road Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8PP
Received 16 May 2023Telecommunications Equipment At Junction Of Cowley Hill And Potters Lane Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Received 16 May 2023Telecommunications Equipment At Junction Of Herne Road And Coldharbour Lane Bushey Hertfordshire
Received 16 May 202329B Oakroyd Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2EL
Received 17 May 202334 North Avenue Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9DG
Received 17 May 202319 Little Potters Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4QT
Received 17 May 2023Unit 7B Borehamwood Shopping Park Theobald Street Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4PR
Received 17 May 2023Elstree Golf Club Watling Street Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3AA
Received 17 May 20231A Loom Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8AA
Received 17 May 202311 Croxdale Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4QD
Received 17 May 20236 Coombe Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4SP
Received 17 May 2023243 Watling Street Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7AL
Received 18 May 2023County End Magpie Hall Road Bushey Heath Bushey WD23 1NY
Received 18 May 2023Little Reddings Primary School Reddings Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3PR
Received 18 May 202315 Summerhouse Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8DL
Received 19 May 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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