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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.
3,475 approved · 705 refused · 324 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 Micklefield Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4LG
Received 11 Sept 2023Premiere House Elstree Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1JH
Received 11 Sept 2023Abbey Lodge 3 Finch Lane Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3AH
Received 11 Sept 20234 Highfields Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8DJ
Received 12 Sept 2023243 Watling Street Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7AL
Received 11 Sept 202317 The Rise Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3JR
Received 12 Sept 202315 Elmroyd Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2ED
Received 11 Sept 20232 Sycamore Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2DT
Received 11 Sept 202323 Chace Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5LX
Received 11 Sept 20232 Sycamore Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2DT
Received 12 Sept 2023Unit 11 Hamilton Business Park Stirling Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2FR
Received 12 Sept 2023159 Mutton Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2HD
Received 13 Sept 202377 Clive Close Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2AD
Received 15 Sept 20231 Maple Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2DS
Received 14 Sept 2023Allum Lane Community Centre Manor House Allum Lane Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3PJ
Received 14 Sept 202398 Furzehill Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2EB
Received 15 Sept 202311 Elmroyd Avenue Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2ED
Received 15 Sept 202364 Dugdale Hill Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2DN
Received 18 Sept 202378 Brook Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5HB
Received 18 Sept 202321 Loom Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8AA
Received 19 Sept 202314 Anderson Road Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9EQ
Received 18 Sept 2023Kendal Hall Farm Watling Street Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7LH
Received 19 Sept 2023Kendal Hall Farm Watling Street Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7LH
Received 18 Sept 202314 Lombardy Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4NX
Received 18 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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