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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.
3,400 approved · 685 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
High Cross Garage High Cross Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8BN
Received 22 Jun 2023Job Centre Elstree Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1JR
Received 22 Jun 202397 Billy Lows Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1UY
Received 23 Jun 20239 Trewenna Drive Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5JW
Received 23 Jun 2023142 Shenley Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1EQ
Received 23 Jun 20231 Maple Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2DS
Received 26 Jun 20231 Maple Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2DS
Received 26 Jun 202349 Allerton Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4AJ
Received 26 Jun 2023326 Park Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2BJ
Received 26 Jun 2023326 Park Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2BJ
Received 26 Jun 20231 Beehive Close Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3HP
Received 26 Jun 202325 Tiverton Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5HY
Received 26 Jun 2023152 Furzehill Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2DX
Received 26 Jun 202311 Oulton Crescent Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3ED
Received 26 Jun 202318 Shenleybury Cottages Shenleybury Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9DJ
Received 27 Jun 2023Halwyn Mountway Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EP
Received 26 Jun 2023Cedar House 73 Blanche Lane South Mimms Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3PA
Received 26 Jun 2023Cedar House 73 Blanche Lane South Mimms Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3PA
Received 27 Jun 20232 Manor Cottages Rectory Lane Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9AN
Received 26 Jun 202314 Gills Hill Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8DF
Received 27 Jun 202317 Melrose Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2BH
Received 27 Jun 202385 Cowley Hill Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5NA
Received 27 Jun 2023Lychgate The Warren Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7DU
Received 27 Jun 2023Land East Of Rowley Lane Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Received 28 Jun 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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