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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.
3,537 approved · 716 refused · 331 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19 Clapgate Road Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3NF
Received 3 Nov 202325 Novello Way Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5RT
Received 3 Nov 202321A Barnet Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 2QX
Received 10 Nov 2023Greenacres Heathbourne Road Bushey Heath Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1PB
Received 20 Nov 20234 Newlands Avenue Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8EL
Received 21 Nov 202329 Southgate Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5EA
Received 27 Nov 2023117A Theobald Street Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 4PT
Received 29 Nov 2023The Chequers Coopers Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 4AG
Received 30 Nov 2023The Chequers Coopers Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 4AG
Received 30 Nov 20236 Lakeside Court Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3LD
Received 6 Dec 202310 Permain Close Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9DR
Received 6 Dec 202392 Cardinal Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1SU
Received 7 Dec 20234 The Briars Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1PG
Received 8 Dec 202349 Loom Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8NX
Received 8 Dec 20236 Salisbury Close Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5AX
Received 11 Dec 2023Unit 21b Cranborne Industrial Estate Cranborne Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3JN
Received 11 Dec 202334 Loom Lane Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8AE
Received 12 Dec 20238 Tower View Bushey Heath Hertfordshire WD23 1PT
Received 12 Dec 2023Vision House Station Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1DE
Received 11 Dec 202329 Haydon Road Watford WD19 4DE
Received 11 Dec 202312 Ash Hill Close Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1BW
Received 11 Dec 202329 Cotton Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 5JT
Received 12 Dec 202328 Hillside Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 1HJ
Received 12 Dec 2023Flat 7 Washington House Marlborough Drive Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2RN
Received 12 Dec 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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