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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.
3,565 approved · 719 refused · 334 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hillmead Nature Reserve Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1HP
Received 19 Dec 202326 - 30 Theobald Street Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4SG
Received 18 Dec 202322 Birch Grove Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1SY
Received 19 Dec 202359 Belmont Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2JR
Received 19 Dec 202327 High Street Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3EZ
Received 20 Dec 2023White Horse 37 London Road Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9ER
Received 20 Dec 202361 Hatfield Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1HS
Received 21 Dec 20238 Carlton Close Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2QR
Received 21 Dec 2023The Chapel The International University Site The Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire
Received 22 Dec 20239 The Grove Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7NF
Received 21 Dec 202317 Berkeley Close Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2LG
Received 21 Dec 202379 Mimms Hall Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3DX
Received 21 Dec 2023Whitlingham The Rutts Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1LH
Received 22 Dec 20239 Three Valleys Way Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2FF
Received 21 Dec 2023197 Little Bushey Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4RX
Received 22 Dec 2023197 Little Bushey Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4RX
Received 22 Dec 202348 Aldenham Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8HY
Received 22 Dec 2023Baker House The Close Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2HY
Received 22 Dec 2023197 Little Bushey Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4RX
Received 22 Dec 20236 Allum Lane Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3PH
Received 22 Dec 202349, Longview, And Land To The Rear London Road Shenley Hertfordshire
Received 22 Dec 2023Aldenham House Haberdashers Boys School Butterfly Lane Elstree Hertfordshire
Received 22 Dec 2023Aldenham House Haberdashers Boys School Butterfly Lane Elstree Hertfordshire
Received 22 Dec 2023Hill House Nursing Home Elstree Hill South Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3DE
Received 22 Dec 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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