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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.
3,614 approved · 732 refused · 336 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Elmroyd Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2ED
Received 20 Feb 202464 Dugdale Hill Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2DN
Received 20 Feb 2024250 Aycliffe Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4EN
Received 20 Feb 2024Deeves Hall Deeves Hall Lane Ridge Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3LS
Received 20 Feb 202416 Cragg Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8DW
Received 21 Feb 20241 Park Avenue Maisonettes Park Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2BR
Received 21 Feb 202436 Shenley Hill Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7BD
Received 21 Feb 202414 Barham Avenue Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3PN
Received 21 Feb 202421 Barham Avenue Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3PW
Received 22 Feb 202464 Deepdene Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3DE
Received 22 Feb 202424 Elmroyd Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2EE
Received 22 Feb 202477 Aberdale Gardens Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2JF
Received 22 Feb 20242 The Green Letchmore Heath Watford Hertfordshire WD25 8ER
Received 22 Feb 2024Cherries Hartspring Lane Watford Bushey Hertfordshire WD25 8AD
Received 22 Feb 2024BBC Elstree Centre Clarendon Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1JF
Received 23 Feb 2024127 Mill Way Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2AE
Received 23 Feb 2024127 Mill Way Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2AE
Received 23 Feb 2024102 Ashfield Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4HN
Received 23 Feb 2024Springhill The Warren Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7DU
Received 26 Feb 20243 The Crest Mount Grace Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1RF
Received 26 Feb 202455 Highwood Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2AL
Received 26 Feb 202436 Willow Way Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8DY
Received 26 Feb 2024St Margarets School Merry Hill Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DT
Received 26 Feb 202414 Drayton Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2LF
Received 27 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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