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North Hertfordshire District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for North Hertfordshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,342Searchable applications
440Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 1,443 approved or refused records
289Refused applications
1,154 approved · 289 refused · 102 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningContact planning Contact a planning officerLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Environment Agency - Pre-Application and Post Permission AdviceConservation areas Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.control@north-herts.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas42 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decided24/01655/FPH
Single storey rear extension.
17 Claybush Hill Meadow Ashwell Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5FJ
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01657/FP
Installation of front roller shutter door.
Unit 20 Cam Centre Wilbury Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0TW
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01658/DOC
Details reserved by condition 12 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) of planning permission reference no 21/03380/FP granted 11.03.2024
Land To The North And East Of Great Wymondley Arch Road Great Wymondley Hertfordshire
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01659/DOC
Details reserved by condition 23 (Grazing Management Plan) of planning permission reference no 21/03380/FP granted 11.03.2024
Land To The North And East Of Great Wymondley Arch Road Great Wymondley Hertfordshire
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01660/FPH
Two storey side, single storey rear extension and single storey front/side porch.
73 Ordelmere Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4QP
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01661/DOC
Details reserved by condition 8 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of planning permission reference no 21/02233/FP granted 11.02.2022
27 Bedford Road Ickleford Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3XH
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01662/LDCE
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the outbuilding as a self-contained residential unit
Annexe At Cuckoo Hall 73 Park Lane Old Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6PP
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01663/DOC
Details reserved by condition 3 (Landscape Details) of planning permission reference no 19/03022/FP granted 30.03.2020
15 Wadnall Way Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6DU
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01664/FPH
Replace existing timber windows with triple glazed dark grey aluminium windows
21a Deards End Lane Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6NL
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01665/TCA
T1: Acer - Reduce by up to 2m to suitable growth points. T2: Holly - Thin and reduce by 1m. T3: Prunus Nigra - Reduce by up to 2m to suitable growth points
10 Baldock Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LB
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01666/SO
Proposed solar farm measuring 35.5 hectares with associated battery storage and ancillary infrastructure
Land To The South Of Wymondley Substation And South Of Sperberry Hill St Ippolyts Hertfordshire
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01669/PNMA
Conversion to 49 residential dwellings
Radcliffe House Tilehouse Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2DW
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01670/FPH
Part two storey, part single storey rear extension.
122 Gaunts Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4PP
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01671/S73
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans and details) of planning permission ref. granted 05/09/2022 for the erection of detached 3-bedroom bungalow with associated single garage, car parking and amenity area following demolition of existing garage including creation of vehicular access and driveway to serve no.11 Station Road.
11 Station Road Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5BU
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01672/TPO
T1. Beech - Reduce lower outer crown by up tp 10% to improve symmetry on the North-east North and West sides.
4 Coach Drive Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9AP
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01673/FPH
Alterations to existing windows, upgrade existing thermal efficiency, replace existing rooflights with conservation rooflights, infill existing rear porch to create weatherproof area, and installation of external drain. (revised plan received 22/11/2024).
Standalone Farmhouse Wilbury Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4JN
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01674/LBC
Alterations to existing windows, upgrade existing thermal efficiency, replace existing rooflights with conservation rooflights, infill existing rear porch to create weatherproof area, and installation of external drain. Internal alterations. (revised plans received 22/11/2024)
Standalone Farmhouse Wilbury Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4JN
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01676/LDCP
Insertion of rear box dormer to facilitate conversion of loft into habitable accommodation. Insertion of one additional rooflight in existing south side elevation roof slope.
3 Spinney Close Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PD
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01677/LDCP
Erection of detached rear garden room including home office, gym and attached shed storage.
22 Victoria Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2LS
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided24/01678/EC
Installation of one 9m light wooden pole
Land Opposite The Orchard Mangrove Green Cockernhoe Hertfordshire LU2 8QE
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01679/EC
Installation of one 10m Wooden Pole
Land Near 2 Mangrove Green Cockernhoe Hertfordshire LU2 8QE
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01683/PNQ
Conversion of agricultural buildings into 5 residential dwellings with all associated building works.
Porters End House Porters End Lane Kimpton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8ER
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01684/FPH
Erection of detached rear garden room and store with log burner/flue and solar roof panels.
15 Grays Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2HG
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01685/TCA
Group Cypress - Remove to ground level
Treetops 20a Charlton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2AE
Received 30 Jul 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
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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