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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.
3,604 approved · 728 refused · 335 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
36 Shenley Hill Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7BD
Received 5 Feb 202416 And Land Rear Of 14 To 18A Merry Hill Road Bushey Hertfordshire
Received 5 Feb 202416 And Land Rear Of 14 To 18A Merry Hill Road Bushey Hertfordshire
Received 5 Feb 202419 Lemsford Court Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2LG
Received 5 Feb 2024Copper Beech 65 Belmont Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2JR
Received 6 Feb 2024118A London Road Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9BS
Received 7 Feb 20247 Loom Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8AA
Received 7 Feb 202438 Brook Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5HG
Received 6 Feb 2024Briarwood The Warren Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7DS
Received 7 Feb 202460 Glencoe Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3DS
Received 6 Feb 202417 Beech Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7DD
Received 6 Feb 2024BBC Elstree Centre Clarendon Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1JF
Received 6 Feb 202440 Little Bushey Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4RN
Received 6 Feb 20249 Newlands Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8EH
Received 7 Feb 2024Oak Villa Wash Lane South Mimms Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3QA
Received 7 Feb 20247 Loom Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8AA
Received 7 Feb 202492 Hartforde Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5JS
Received 7 Feb 2024Cutters Barn The Warren Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7DU
Received 8 Feb 2024Edge Grove School High Cross Aldenham Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8NL
Received 8 Feb 20247 Parkfield View Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1US
Received 8 Feb 20242 Goldcrest Way Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1AL
Received 8 Feb 2024Flat 8 Hartsbourne Park 180 High Road Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1SD
Received 9 Feb 202453 London Road Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9BN
Received 9 Feb 202453 London Road Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9BN
Received 9 Feb 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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