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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 dates5,414Searchable applications
440Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 1,463 approved or refused records
296Refused applications
1,167 approved · 296 refused · 106 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01995/TPO
T1: Lawson Cypress - Fell failed stem at base retaining stem to West. T2: Leyland Cypress - Fell to 3ft stump and remove all arisings. T3: Leyland Cypress hedge - Reduce height to previous pruning points. T4: Mulberry - Prune back low limb by 2-3m. T5: Beech - Prune to clear garage roof by 1.5m. T6: Walnut - Prune minor growth to clear neighbouring roof by 2m
13 Lower King Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AL
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01997/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 3 (Materials Samples) of planning permission reference 22/02126/S73 granted planning permission on 29.09.2022.
Nup End Farm House Nup End Old Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6QJ
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01998/NMA
Installation of glazed Juliette balcony and patio door to first floor north elevation (as non-material amendment to planning application reference 24/01178/FPH granted on 09.07.2024).
The Still House Radwell Lane Radwell Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5ES
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01999/NCS
Single storey rear extension with the following dimension:Length as measured from rear wall of original dwelling - 8 metres
62 Arlesey Road Ickleford Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3UU
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02000/LDCP
Single storey rear extension
42 Kite Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4YQ
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02001/FPH
Erection of single storey side extension and associated works following demolition of detached garage
4 Gernon Walk Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3HW
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02002/FPH
Installation of grasscrete driveway and dropped kerb
158 Pixmore Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1QS
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided24/02003/TCA
T3, T4: Sycamore - Fell. T1: Cherry - Reduce by 1m. T2: Willow - Fell. T5: Sycamore - Reduce large limb
41 Shott Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1SD
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02006/LDCP
Replace existing garage doors with windows and insertion of bi-fold doors to rear elevation to facilitate conversion of attached garage into habitable accommodation.
14 Greenway Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3UG
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02008/LDCP
Roof extension to form gable end with side window and insertion of rear box dormer to facilitate conversion of loft into habitable accommodation
79 Weston Way Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6HB
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02009/FP
Erection of one detached 2-bed farm workers dwelling.
Land At New Pound Farm East Side Of Old Hale Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0SA
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02010/FPH
Erection of attached side garden store; alterations to fenestration on rear elevation and insertion of solar panels to existing dwelling and outbuildings. Alterations to existing garage to facilitate part garage conversion
New Redwood Ransom Close Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9AX
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02012/TCA
T028: Fir - Fell to ground level and remove stump. T033, T035: Spindle - Fell to ground level and remove stump. T034: Ash - Fell to ground level and remove stump.
Sells Close House High Street Barley Hertfordshire SG8 8HY
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02013/LDCP
Hip to gable roof extension and insertion of rooflights to front and dormer window to rear roofslope to facilitate conversion of loftspace into habitable accommodation.
45 Abbotts Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4UU
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02014/TCA
T4 289: Goat willow - Remove to ground level. T5 2398: Myrobalan plum - Remove 2 x failed limbs; Pollard remaining stem to just above union at 2.5m height. T6 2397: Myrobalan plum - Remove limb growing across lane back to main stem
The Village Green High Street Gosmore Hertfordshire
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/02015/ADJ
Addition of storage container.NORTH HERTS DISTRICT COUNCIL: ADJACENT AUTHORITY : CONSULTEE ONLY
Royston Solar Farm 2 Royston Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02016/LBC
Infill courtyard extension and conservatory to west elevation. Internal and external alterations (revision of previously approved Listed Building Consent 24/02016/LBC granted 17.07.2024)
Robin Hood And Little John Rabley Heath Road Codicote Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9UB
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02018/NMA
Amend the specification of section of fence on approved landscaping drawing B18103 102B (as non-material amendment to planning permission 19/00248/FP granted on 11.06.2021).
Land West Of Royston Bypass Royston Hertfordshire
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02019/FP
Replacement to front, side and rear elevation fenestration.
29 Creamery Court Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2UA
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02020/TCA
Sycamore, Maple - Fell
182 Rushby Place Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1SH
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02021/FP
Erection of one 1-bed dwelling with associated landscaping, parking, bin and cycle storage following demolition of existing outbuilding
Land To Rear Of No's 141-143 Nightingale Road Hitchin Hertfordshire
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02022/TCA
Pear - Remove. Apple - Remove
135 Jackmans Place Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1RG
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/02023/TCA
T1: Pear - Fell to ground level. T2: Apple - Lift the lower canopy giving 2m clearance of the ground cutting to viable growth.T3: Plum - Fell to ground level.
16 Norton Way North Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1BX
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/02024/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 10 (Archaeological WSI) of outline planning permission 18/01502/OP granted on 25.07.2023
Land Between Royston Road And Cambridge Road Barkway Hertfordshire
Received 10 Sept 2024
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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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