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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.
3,363 approved · 679 refused · 311 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lupa House York Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1PX
Received 18 May 2023Instalcom House Manor Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1QH
Received 18 May 202311 King Charles Road Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9HZ
Received 18 May 20235 Mornington Road Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7BL
Received 19 May 2023Shenley Cottage Waterside Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7DY
Received 18 May 2023Eden 19 The Ridgeway Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8PZ
Received 18 May 202328 Oundle Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4QQ
Received 19 May 2023139 Auckland Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3HF
Received 19 May 2023Little Reddings Primary School Reddings Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3PR
Received 19 May 202356 Hillside Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1HL
Received 19 May 202362 Ashfield Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4LN
Received 19 May 202350 Mount Grace Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1RB
Received 19 May 202323 Ormesby Drive Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3EA
Received 19 May 2023Instalcom House Manor Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1QH
Received 19 May 20238 Billy Lows Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1XN
Received 19 May 202333 Woodfield Rise Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4QR
Received 22 May 20235 Shakespeare Drive Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2FD
Received 22 May 2023Chideock Brook Drive Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8ET
Received 22 May 20239 Medow Mead Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8ES
Received 22 May 2023Greenways House Elstree Hill South Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3DE
Received 22 May 202323 Homefield Road Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8PX
Received 22 May 2023187 Mutton Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2AN
Received 22 May 202324 Koh-i-noor Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3EJ
Received 22 May 20232 Scrubbitts Park Road Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8JW
Received 22 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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