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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 dates5,552Searchable applications
440Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 1,503 approved or refused records
309Refused applications
1,194 approved · 309 refused · 107 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Feb 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/02394/FPH
Single storey rear extension and front porch extension. Installation of front hardstanding and creation of vehicular access off London Road
20 London Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9EW
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02395/NMA
Altered position of three windows on the north side elevation, increase width of high level window to rear elevation, change from patio doors to windows to south side elevation (as non-material amendment to planning permission reference 23/02191/FP granted on 14.12.2023).
20 High Street Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6AX
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02396/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 19 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of outline permission application reference 18/01502/OP granted on 25.07.2023.
Land Between Royston Road And Cambridge Road Barkway Hertfordshire
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02397/FPH
Two storey side and single storey rear extension following demolition of existing side extension and link-attached garage and rear sun room. Replace existing front porch flat roof with pitched roof. Installation of external cladding/rendering.
2 Cedar Crescent Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5BP
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02398/FPH
Erection of detached garden studio. (amended plans received 18/06/2025)
1 Norton Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1AA
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02399/PNAA
Enlargement of detached bungalow by the construction of an additional storey to result in an overall height of 6.45 metres.
The Cottage 73 Park Lane Old Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6PP
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02400/LDCP
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
The Cottage 73 Park Lane Old Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6PP
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02401/LDCP
Replace 3no garage doors with windows to facilitate conversion of existing detached garage into habitable accommodation
The Cottage 73 Park Lane Old Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6PP
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02402/DOC
Details reserved by condition 8 (Contamination) of planning permission reference no 22/02126/S73 granted 29.09.2022
Nup End Farm House Nup End Old Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6QJ
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02404/FP
Erection of one detached 2-bed bungalow with associated access, car parking, private garden and landscaping.
Land Adjoining Cantlebury Chapel Street And 1 Christys Yard Hinxworth Hertfordshire SG7 5EH
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02405/DOC
Details reserved by condition 11 (d) ii (Land Contamination) of planning permission reference no 21/03043/FP granted 23.02.2022
Little Orchard Nursery Rabley Heath Road Codicote Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9UA
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02406/TCA
Walnut - Remove
Horseshoe Farm London Road Barley Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8JE
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Unknown24/02407/NHC
Planning Act 2008 (as amended) and The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (the EIA Regulations) - Regulations 10 and 11 Application by Anglian Water and Cambridge Water (the Applicant) for an Order granting Development Consent for the Fens Reservoir (the Proposed Development) NHDC IS CONSULTEE ONLY
Fens Reservoir
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02408/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 17 (Local Transport Plan) of outline permission application reference 18/01502/OP granted on 25.07.2023.
Land Between Royston Road And Cambridge Road Barkway Hertfordshire
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02409/FPH
Single storey front and rear extensions following demolition of existing front and rear elements. External rendering. (Amended plans recieved 12.12.2024)
1 Beech Way Blackmore End St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 8LY
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02410/FPH
Single storey side extension to existing outbuilding
Shangri-la Todds Green Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 2JE
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02411/DOC
Details reserved by condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission reference no 22/01687/FP granted 17.06.2024
Land On The North Side Of Pirton Road Holwell Hertfordshire SG5 3SN
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02413/EC
Installation of 3no antenna at 25m to existing mast together with ancillary equipment
Telecommunications Mast 90324 Meadow Way Offley Hertfordshire
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02415/TCA
T1: Oak - Crown thin by 30% and reduce away from flats by 2m and reduce away from no 3 by 2m.
3 Mews Court Rear Of 22 Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1JW
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02416/FPH
Single storey side extension following demolition of existing conservatory and erection of front porch. Erection of detached garage in rear garden with partial conversion of garage space into habitable accommodation. Replacement of fenestration and rendering of property.
Hilltop Pudding Lane Barley Hertfordshire SG8 8JX
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02419/LDCP
Insertion of rear L-shaped box dormer window and two front rooflights to facilitate loft conversion.
83 Balmoral Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XQ
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02420/FPH
Part two storey and part single storey rear extension; first floor front extension and front porch following demolition of existing conservatory. Insertion of front ground floor window following removal of existing garage doors to facilitate garage conversion. (Amended plans received 04/12/24).
26 Gibson Close Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RS
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02421/TCA
T1: Goat Willow - Remove low limb to clear house
The Old Granary Church End Barley Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8JW
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/02422/TCA
T1: Yew - Reduce back side by 1.5m to balance
Kestrels Church End Barley Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8JN
Received 25 Oct 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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