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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.
3,413 approved · 689 refused · 318 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
64 Dugdale Hill Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2DN
Received 7 Jul 202323 The Grove Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7NF
Received 10 Jul 20237 Fenton Close Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5EY
Received 7 Jul 202311 Phillimore Place Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8NH
Received 7 Jul 20239 Essex Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1BP
Received 10 Jul 20239 Essex Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1BP
Received 10 Jul 202366 Shenley Hill Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7BD
Received 10 Jul 20239 Essex Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1BP
Received 10 Jul 2023Kiss Kiss High Street Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3EU
Received 10 Jul 2023Nell Gwynne Cottage Salisbury Hall Drive London Colney St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 1BU
Received 10 Jul 2023Nell Gwynne Cottage Salisbury Hall Drive London Colney St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 1BU
Received 10 Jul 202312 Ash Hill Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1BW
Received 10 Jul 2023Fuller Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4JD
Received 11 Jul 2023174 High Road Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1NP
Received 11 Jul 2023Potters Bar Railway Station Car Park Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire
Received 10 Jul 202315 Gables Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4SP
Received 11 Jul 20234 Harris Lane Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9EB
Received 11 Jul 2023Wall Hall Estate Wall Hall Drive Aldenham Hertfordshire
Received 11 Jul 202341 Homefield Road Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8PX
Received 11 Jul 2023Former Garage Site South Of 77 Eldon Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Received 11 Jul 20238 Williams Way Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7EZ
Received 11 Jul 2023Telecommunications Equipment At The Junction Of Croxdale Road And Theobald Street Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Received 11 Jul 202347 Elmroyd Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2EF
Received 12 Jul 2023114 - 116 Watling Street Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7AB
Received 12 Jul 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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