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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 dates5,607Searchable applications
441Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 1,518 approved or refused records
310Refused applications
1,208 approved · 310 refused · 109 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Decided24/02699/FPH
Single storey rear infill extension and alterations to fenestration
68 High Street Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8AL
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02700/LBC
Single storey rear infill extension. Internal and external alterations
68 High Street Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8AL
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02701/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 2 (External appearance) of planning permission reference 24/01279/FP granted on 03.09.2024.
Former Hsbc Bank Station Place Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3EU
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02702/TCA
T1: Group of Sycamores - Removal of deadwood in canopy
11 The Crescent Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1SN
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02703/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 5 (full details to illustrate the following on-site arrangements: i) roads, foot/cycleways; ii) foul and surface water drainage; iii) visibility splays; iv) access arrangements; v) parking provision in accordance with adopted standard; vi) loading areas; vii) turning areas of Planning Permission 22/02942/OP granted 18.09.2024.
Land At Heath Road Breachwood Green Hertfordshire SG4 8PL
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02704/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 6 (Vehicle access) of Planning Permission 22/02942/OP granted 18.09.2024.
Land At Heath Road Breachwood Green Hertfordshire SG4 8PL
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02705/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 8 (Rights of Way) of Planning Permission 22/02942/OP granted 18.09.2024.
Land At Heath Road Breachwood Green Hertfordshire SG4 8PL
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02706/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 10 (Construction Management Plan) of Planning Permission 22/02942/OP granted 18.09.2024.
Land At Heath Road Breachwood Green Hertfordshire SG4 8PL
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02707/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 11a (Land Contamination) of Planning Permission 22/02942/OP granted 18.09.2024.
Land At Heath Road Breachwood Green Hertfordshire SG4 8PL
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02708/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 15 (Site Waste Manangment Plan) of Planning Permission 22/02942/OP granted 18.09.2024.
Land At Heath Road Breachwood Green Hertfordshire SG4 8PL
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02712/PNQ
Conversion of existing agricultural buildings to provide 8 residential units.
Kirby Manor Farm Northfield Road Ashwell Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5JQ
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02713/FP
Installation of Battery Storage System with associated infrastructure, earthworks, landscaping and access.
Land At Radwell Bury Farm Newnham Road Newnham Hertfordshire
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02714/FPH
Single storey side and rear extension. Installation of front roof light, second floor side window and alterations to existing rear dormer window.
10 Highbury Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RW
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02715/FP
Change of use to existing ground floor office to one 2-bed apartment and associated works including infill to existing undercroft and alterations to existing fenestration and one parking space. Revised scheme further to planning permission 08/01858/1 approved 02/06/2010
Unit 1 Carrington Court 37 Upper King Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9AZ
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02716/FPH
Insertion of rear box dormer including Juliet balcony and 3no rooflights on front roof slope, and hip to gable conversion to facilitate extension of loft space. Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension.
53 Uplands Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9NL
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02718/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 6 (Materials Details) of planning permission 23/02948/FP granted on 29.07.2024Material schedule, hard landscaping & sustainability strategy
Land North Of 2 Millers Close Picknage Road Barley Hertfordshire
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02719/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 2 (External materials finishes) of planning permission reference 24/01543/LBC granted on 25.10.2024
Reading Room 12 High Street Barkway Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8EE
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02720/TCA
T1: Maple - Reduction of 50% to previous pollard points
41 The Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RQ
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02721/TCA
T002: Sycamore - Hard prune back from street lighting. T010: 3x Lime - Remove epicormic growth. T013, T014, T015, T016, T017, T018: Cherry Plum - Fell to ground level.
Letchworth Police Station Nevells Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4ER
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02722/TCA
T004: Beech - Reduce back from building as hard as possible. T007: Elder - Fell to ground level.
Police Station Melbourn Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 7BZ
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02725/FPH
Single storey front and side extensions following demolition of existing front and side element
12 Woodstock Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6EA
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02726/TCA
Silver Birch - Reduce up to 4m. Cherry Plum - Pollard up to a 3m
75 Spring Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3SL
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02727/FPH
Single storey side and rear extensions following demolition of existing detached garage and conservatory. Single storey front porch extension.
56 Waysbrook Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2DR
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02728/LBC
Installation of timber French door to rear elevation following removal of existing window and internal alterations. Replace existing UPVC soil vent pipe with cast iron.
21 Lytton Avenue Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3HT
Received 29 Nov 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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