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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.
3,591 approved · 723 refused · 335 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Sept 2020 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Churchill House Stirling Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2HP
Received 18 Jan 20242 The Ridgeway Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8PR
Received 19 Jan 202421 Thornbury Gardens Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1RB
Received 19 Jan 202429 Beechwood Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2PJ
Received 19 Jan 2024Land Rear Of 305-307 Shenley Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Received 19 Jan 2024Borehamwood Football Club Meadow Park Broughinge Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5AL
Received 19 Jan 20246 Kendals Close Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8NQ
Received 22 Jan 202421 Billy Lows Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1UU
Received 22 Jan 2024114A Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AE
Received 22 Jan 202452 Cardinal Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1ER
Received 22 Jan 2024157 Mutton Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2HD
Received 22 Jan 2024106 Gateshead Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5EF
Received 22 Jan 20248 De Havilland Court Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9JD
Received 22 Jan 202411 The Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EG
Received 22 Jan 20249 Newlands Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8EH
Received 22 Jan 202411 The Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EG
Received 22 Jan 202450 Bullhead Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1HT
Received 22 Jan 202446 Sherwood Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2LE
Received 23 Jan 20241 Loom Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8AA
Received 24 Jan 202420 Wayside Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4SQ
Received 24 Jan 2024301 Shenley Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1TH
Received 24 Jan 2024Kiln House 15 - 17 High Street Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3BY
Received 25 Jan 2024Garage Site South Of 77 Eldon Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Received 25 Jan 20241 Geddes Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3FL
Received 25 Jan 2024Records 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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