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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.
3,502 approved · 708 refused · 326 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
4 The Briars Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1PG
Received 4 Oct 20232 Park Road Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8EQ
Received 4 Oct 2023Kendal Hall Farm Watling Street Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7LH
Received 2 Oct 202363 Hatfield Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1HS
Received 3 Oct 202372 Park Crescent Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3PU
Received 2 Oct 202372 Park Crescent Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3PU
Received 2 Oct 202399 Hillside Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1HH
Received 2 Oct 202399 Hillside Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1HH
Received 2 Oct 202312 Abingdon Place Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1TF
Received 2 Oct 20238 Aldenham Grove Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 7BW
Received 2 Oct 2023Metropolitan House Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AG
Received 2 Oct 20234 Darrington Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4LL
Received 2 Oct 2023Land At 1A Shenley Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Received 3 Oct 20238 Croxdale Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4PZ
Received 4 Oct 202397 Billy Lows Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1UY
Received 4 Oct 2023Palmers Lodge 79 Allum Lane Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3NN
Received 4 Oct 2023Palmers Lodge 79 Allum Lane Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3NN
Received 4 Oct 20238 De Havilland Court Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9JD
Received 29 Sept 20232 Southerton Way Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9LJ
Received 5 Oct 202335 Kimble Crescent Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4SR
Received 5 Oct 20231 Ripon Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2HU
Received 6 Oct 20231 Ripon Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 2HU
Received 6 Oct 202337 Oundle Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 4QG
Received 6 Oct 202357 The Crosspath Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8HP
Received 6 Oct 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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