Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
3,593 approved · 723 refused · 335 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
173 Balmoral Drive Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2QP
Received 25 Jan 202451 Finch Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3AJ
Received 25 Jan 202489 Gills Hill Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8PD
Received 26 Jan 2024Well End Lodge Well End Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5PR
Received 26 Jan 202431 Heath Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1LW
Received 29 Jan 2024Tamworth Court Belle Vue Lane Bushey Hertfordshire
Received 26 Jan 202473C - 73E Coleridge Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Received 26 Jan 20245 Bennington Drive Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4QN
Received 26 Jan 20247 Lincoln Court Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2PY
Received 29 Jan 20248 - 10 Croxdale Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Received 29 Jan 202494 Auckland Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3HS
Received 29 Jan 20241 Grove Cottages Hogg Lane Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3AL
Received 29 Jan 20244 James Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2LT
Received 29 Jan 202459 Loom Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8NX
Received 29 Jan 2024The Mansion Wrotham Park Barnet Hertfordshire EN5 4SB
Received 29 Jan 2024Church Office Christ Church Hall Watling Street Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7JJ
Received 30 Jan 202414 Watford Road Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8LD
Received 29 Jan 20241 Crabtree Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3BJ
Received 29 Jan 202452 Watford Road Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8LR
Received 30 Jan 202450 Chandos Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1UX
Received 30 Jan 20244 Warren Road Bushey Heath Hertfordshire WD23 1HT
Received 30 Jan 202479 Mimms Hall Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3DX
Received 30 Jan 202429 Cotton Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5JT
Received 31 Jan 2024Land Rear Of 89 Herkomer Road Bushey Hertfordshire
Received 31 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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