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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.
3,609 approved · 729 refused · 335 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
33 Peregrine Close Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9AP
Received 8 Feb 20246A Furzehill Parade Shenley Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1DX
Received 8 Feb 202425 Danziger Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5DA
Received 8 Feb 202416 Loom Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8AD
Received 8 Feb 202483 Hatfield Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1HZ
Received 8 Feb 202483 Hatfield Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1HZ
Received 8 Feb 20242 Hartfield Close Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3JD
Received 9 Feb 2024Wild Farm Harper Lane Radlett WD7 9HJ
Received 9 Feb 2024Wild Farm Harper Lane Radlett WD7 9HJ
Received 9 Feb 202450 Bullhead Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1HT
Received 9 Feb 202461 Whitehouse Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1HA
Received 9 Feb 2024Alexandra Cottage Woodhall Lane Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9AU
Received 9 Feb 20248 Williams Way Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7EZ
Received 9 Feb 2024The Old Engine Shed Brickfields Watling Street Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8BS
Received 9 Feb 2024Bio Products Laboratory Dagger Lane Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3BX
Received 9 Feb 2024Bio Products Laboratory Dagger Lane Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3BX
Received 9 Feb 20249 Aldenham Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8HZ
Received 9 Feb 20245 Kenilworth Close Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1QF
Received 9 Feb 202418 Craigweil Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7EX
Received 12 Feb 202461 High Street Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1BL
Received 12 Feb 2024103 Newberries Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7EN
Received 12 Feb 20249 Oakroyd Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2EH
Received 13 Feb 202423 The Grove Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7NF
Received 12 Feb 202461 High Street Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1BL
Received 12 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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