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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.
3,453 approved · 701 refused · 323 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
22 Willow Way Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8DX
Received 15 Aug 202314 Nightingale Close Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8NT
Received 16 Aug 2023Electricity Station Hilfield Lane Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8DT
Received 15 Aug 202382 Watling Street Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7AB
Received 15 Aug 20238 Watford Road Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8LD
Received 15 Aug 202341 Lodge Avenue Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3NA
Received 15 Aug 2023Land At Pinks Cottage Rectory Lane Shenley Hertfordshire WD7 9AW
Received 16 Aug 2023Land Rear Of Electricity Station Hilfield Lane Aldenham Hertfordshire
Received 15 Aug 2023Borehamwood Football Club Meadow Park Broughinge Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5AL
Received 16 Aug 202389 Gills Hill Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8PD
Received 16 Aug 202325 Aspen Place Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1FW
Received 17 Aug 20237 Deepdene Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3DF
Received 17 Aug 202331 Hill Rise Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2RX
Received 17 Aug 20235 Deepdene Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3DF
Received 17 Aug 202385 Cranborne Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3AQ
Received 17 Aug 202331 Hill Rise Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2RX
Received 17 Aug 202378 Ripon Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2JA
Received 17 Aug 202330 High Street Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3HL
Received 18 Aug 202336 Willow Way Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8DY
Received 18 Aug 2023Beech Tree House The Pathway Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8JB
Received 18 Aug 202368 Harcourt Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3PG
Received 18 Aug 202355 Horizon Place Studio Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5FP
Received 18 Aug 202334 Grange Road Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3LY
Received 21 Aug 202341 The Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1ED
Received 22 Aug 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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