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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 dates5,616Searchable applications
441Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 1,520 approved or refused records
311Refused applications
1,209 approved · 311 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/02761/DOC
Details reserved by BNG Condition of planning permission reference 24/00873/FP granted on 14.08.2024
Colt House Southern Green Rushden Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0SS
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02762/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 3 (Dormer windows) 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 - Decided24/02763/LBC
Alterations to first floor partitions and door openings. Further to applications: 21/00218/LBC & 21/00217/FPH, 24/00282/LBC (as amended by plan received 10 April 2025).
Maydencroft Manor Maydencroft Lane Gosmore Hertfordshire SG4 7QA
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02764/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 12 (Hard landscaping) of planning permission 23/02948/FP granted on 29.07.2024
Land North Of 2 Millers Close Picknage Road Barley Hertfordshire
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02765/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 13 (Sustainability strategy) of planning permission 23/02948/FP granted on 29.07.2024
Land North Of 2 Millers Close Picknage Road Barley Hertfordshire
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/02768/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 2 (Roof tile sample) of listed building consent reference 22/02482/LBC granted on 20.04.2023
Moon And Stars Mill End Rushden Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0TA
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Registered24/02769/DOC
Details reserved for Condition 5 (Landscape details) of planning permission reference 22/02698/FP granted on 20.04.2023
Moon And Stars Mill End Rushden Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0TA
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02770/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 4 (Window joinery section details) of listed building consent application reference 24/02388/LBC granted on 04.12.2024
20 High Street Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6AX
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02771/TCA
Ash - Reduce crown up to 3m all over and to balance crown. Remove deadwood. (as amended 17/12/2024).
5 Draytons Close Barley Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8FE
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02772/LDCP
Erection of 1no detached garage block
Winch Hill House Winch Hill Road Luton Hertfordshire LU2 8PB
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02773/TPO
T1 Oak - Prune back to previous points
South Lodge Mews South Road Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6FB
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Unknown24/02775/TPO
T5: Sycamore - Fell.
Land Between Ducklake House And 19 Springhead Ashwell Hertfordshire
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02776/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 3 (Timber oak screen) of listed building consent reference 22/02482/LBC granted on 20.04.2023
Moon And Stars Mill End Rushden Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0TA
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02777/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 4 (Glazing frame details) of listed building consent reference 22/02482/LBC granted on 20.04.2023
Moon And Stars Mill End Rushden Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0TA
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02780/RM
Construction of the main spine road (The Avenue) from Stotfold Road connecting to High Dane, creation of drainage ponds, swales and other associated drainage infrastructure, signage and other necessary highway and service infrastructure (to serve future development parcels) (outline was EIA development with an ES submitted)
Land North Of Highover Farm To Stotfold Road Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02781/FP
Retention of storage container units and shed in association with fishery/angling business for a temporary period together with boundary security fence
Coutts Corner Wymondley Road Hitchin Hertfordshire
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02782/NMA
Change of rear patio french doors and window to one bi-fold door. Installation of two roof lights in rear single storey kitchen roof (as non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00931/FP granted on 18.05.2021).
1 Pryor Road Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6LJ
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02786/FPH
Erection of outbuilding in rear garden following demolition of existing outbuilding (as amended by plan received 23/01/25)
4 Maydencroft Gardens Gosmore Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7EJ
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02787/FPH
Single storey rear extension and insertion of rooflight to proposed snug roofslope following demolition of existing rear bay window and door.
10 Limekiln Lane Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6PG
Received 11 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02788/TCA
T1: Horse Chestnut - Remove dying / dead section to the lower union in the trunk (approx 6m from floor level). Reduce remaining by 30% to alleviate biomechanical stress by reducing both the leverage and the sail area
1 Baldock Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3LB
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02789/S73
Variation of condition 2 (revised plans) of planning permission 24/00361/FPH granted 10.04.2024 for Alterations to existing single storey rear extension roof and insertion of first floor side windows. Single storey detached 1-bed annexe ancillary to main dwelling following alterations of existing garage. Alterations to fenestration. (Development has commenced)
52 Balmoral Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XQ
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02790/FPH
Single storey rear extension.
5 Broadcroft Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3UA
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02791/FPH
Two storey rear and side extension following removal of single storey rear element. Replace existing garage roof with pitched roof and alterations to fenestration including insertion of first floor side window. (Amended plans received 19/03/25).
70 Hawthorn Hill Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4HQ
Received 2 Jan 2025 - Decided24/02792/FPH
Single storey side and rear extension, first floor rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer window. Roof light windows to ground floor and front of main roof.
30 Chilvers Bank Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6HS
Received 6 Dec 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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