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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 North Hertfordshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,154 approved · 289 refused · 102 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Feb 2023 to 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Oakleigh Farm Codicote Road Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9TY
Received 23 Jul 202425 High Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9AA
Received 23 Jul 20245 Meadow Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JB
Received 23 Jul 202419 Roxley Cottages Willian Road Willian Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2AX
Received 6 Aug 2024Bounds Cross Mill End Rushden Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0TB
Received 30 Jul 2024Land Adjacent To Oaklea And South Of Cowards Lane Codicote Hertfordshire SG4 8UN
Received 23 Jul 2024Land Rear Of Gothic House Oak Lane Graveley Hertfordshire
Received 23 Jul 202419 Leys Avenue Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3EB
Received 1 Aug 202445 Bearton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1UE
Received 2 Aug 202432 Sun Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1AH
Received 2 Aug 202432 Sun Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1AH
Received 2 Aug 202432 Sun Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1AH
Received 2 Aug 2024The Settlement 229 Nevells Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4UB
Received 24 Jul 202449 Redhoods Way West Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4DD
Received 24 Jul 202410 Souberie Avenue Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JA
Received 24 Jul 202457 Periwinkle Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1TZ
Received 24 Jul 2024Land To The North And East Of Great Wymondley Arch Road Great Wymondley Hertfordshire
Received 24 Jul 2024Land To The North And East Of Great Wymondley Arch Road Great Wymondley Hertfordshire
Received 24 Jul 2024Land To The North And East Of Great Wymondley Arch Road Great Wymondley Hertfordshire
Received 24 Jul 2024147 Jackmans Place Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1RG
Received 24 Jul 2024Hare Park Farm Royston Road Slip End Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6SL
Received 12 Nov 2024Priory Court Stevenage Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9DJ
Received 25 Jul 202453 Manor Crescent Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9NA
Received 25 Jul 2024111 - 112 Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1LS
Received 25 Jul 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 North Hertfordshire District 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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