Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
1,206 approved · 310 refused · 109 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
The Old Bakery Chapel Street Hinxworth Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5HN
Received 4 Dec 2024Welwyn Equestrian Centre Pottersheath Road Pottersheath Hitchin Hertfordshire AL6 9SZ
Received 19 Feb 20253 Ascot Drive Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1FZ
Received 19 Nov 20243 Bramley Close Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5DF
Received 20 Nov 202452 Ninesprings Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9NR
Received 20 Nov 20242 Orchard Way Breachwood Green Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8NT
Received 2 Dec 2024Creg Ny Baa Standhill Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9AF
Received 20 Nov 202419 Bowlers End Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2EA
Received 2 Dec 2024Ivy Cottage Letchworth Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3ND
Received 20 Nov 2024176 Rushby Place Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1SH
Received 20 Nov 2024Fir Trees Newlands Close West Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9BA
Received 20 Nov 2024Hitchin Cricket Ground Lucas Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JA
Received 20 Nov 20247 Silver Street Ashwell Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5QJ
Received 20 Nov 2024Old School House Park Lane Old Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6PR
Received 2 Dec 20242 The Sycamores Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5BJ
Received 21 Nov 2024Land East Of Garden Walk And North Of Newmarket Road Garden Walk Royston Hertfordshire
Received 2 Dec 2024Land Development Site Off Station Road Ashwell Hertfordshire
Received 21 Nov 2024Land Fronting Station Road And Royston Road Station Road Baldock Hertfordshire
Received 21 Nov 2024Ipec House 25 Church Street Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5AF
Received 11 Dec 20245 - 6 High Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BH
Received 22 Nov 2024The Cedars Back Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7UJ
Received 22 Nov 2024Land At Turnpike Lane And Adjacent To 4 Manor Close Turnpike Lane Ickleford Hertfordshire
Received 13 Nov 2024Land At Turnpike Lane And Adjacent To 4 Manor Close Turnpike Lane Ickleford Hertfordshire
Received 13 Nov 2024Land At Turnpike Lane And Adjacent To 4 Manor Close Turnpike Lane Ickleford Hertfordshire
Received 13 Nov 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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