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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.
3,472 approved · 703 refused · 324 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Sept 2020 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
84 Furzehill Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2EB
Received 5 Sept 20237 Rockingham Gate Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4DQ
Received 5 Sept 2023Telecommunications Equipment By Roundabout At Bushey Hall Drive And Aldenham Road Bushey Hertfordshire
Received 5 Sept 2023Wild Farm Harper Lane Radlett WD7 9HJ
Received 6 Sept 2023Wild Farm Harper Lane Radlett WD7 9HJ
Received 6 Sept 202330 The Squirrels Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4RT
Received 6 Sept 2023Manor Lodge School Ridge Hill Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9BG
Received 6 Sept 2023Birchville Cottage Heathbourne Road Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1PB
Received 6 Sept 202312 Haggerston Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4BX
Received 6 Sept 202350 Sullivan Way Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3DJ
Received 7 Sept 2023Montague House Kemp Place Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1DW
Received 25 Aug 2023Manor Lodge School Ridge Hill Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9BG
Received 7 Sept 2023Land West Of Manor Cottages Rectory Lane Shenley Hertfordshire
Received 7 Sept 2023Clare Hall Manor Blanche Lane South Mimms Hertfordshire EN6 3LD
Received 7 Sept 20231 Geddes Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3FL
Received 7 Sept 202332 Ripon Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2HS
Received 7 Sept 202321 Suffolk Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3EZ
Received 7 Sept 2023132 Croxdale Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4QB
Received 7 Sept 202313 Battlers Green Drive Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8NE
Received 8 Sept 2023The Mansion Wrotham Park Barnet Hertfordshire EN5 4SB
Received 8 Sept 202352 Masefield Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2HQ
Received 8 Sept 202376 Cotton Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5JH
Received 11 Sept 202342 Auckland Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3EY
Received 11 Sept 202349 - 51 Studio Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5NN
Received 11 Sept 2023Records 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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