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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 dates5,630Searchable applications
441Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 1,525 approved or refused records
311Refused applications
1,214 approved · 311 refused · 110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/02851/FPH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory (as amended by plans received on 6 March 2025)
31 Garden Fields Offley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3DF
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02852/AD
Installation of internally illuminated main entrance fascia sign and fascia signage to existing front lawn structures (development already carried out)
The Old Grammar School Broadway Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3NX
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided24/02853/TCA
T1, T2: Sycamore - Fell to ground level
32 Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DY
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Unknown24/02854/SU
Proposal to grant a variation to Advanced Water Infrastructure Networks Limited, to allow it to supply Water and Sewerage services
Land Adjacent To Oaklea And South Of Cowards Lane Codicote Hertfordshire SG4 8UN
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02855/TCA
Reduce the boundary next to Elm Tree Cottage to 6ft, approximately 20 metres and remove two dead trees within the wider boundary. Remove deadwood from Beech tree (as amended 15/01/2025).
Arunside Muddy Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3TB
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02856/LDCP
Insertion of 2no. roof lights to front roofslope and a box dormer window to rear roofslope to facilitate a loft conversion
7 St Giles Road Codicote Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8XW
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Unknown24/02857/NHC
Order granting Development Consent for Kingsway Solar Farm (the Proposed Development)
Kingsway Solar Farm
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02858/DOC
Details reserved by condition 25 (Fire Hydrants) of outline permission reference no18/01502/OP granted 25.07.2023
Land Between Royston Road And Cambridge Road Barkway Hertfordshire
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02859/LBC
Reposition first floor en-suite previously approved under Listed Building Consent 16/01271/1LB granted 14.07.2016
38 Sollershott East Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JN
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02860/DOC
Details reserved by condition 6 (Details of Internal Doors) of listed building consent reference no 16/01271/1LB granted 15.07.2016
38 Sollershott East Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JN
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02861/FPH
Part two storey and part single storey rear extension; front/side porch extension and insertion of first floor side window following demolition of existing conservatory. Alterations to fenestration
4 Aston Rise Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9NT
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02862/LDCP
Erection of detached outbuilding
West Orchard Sperberry Hill St Ippolyts Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7NZ
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decided24/02863/FPH
Erection of single storey pool house including solar roof panels and installation of outdoor swimming pool
Mill End Farmhouse Mill End Sandon Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0RP
Received 7 Jan 2025 - Decided24/02864/FP
Erection of one self-build detached 4-bedroom dwelling following demolition of existing bungalow. Erection of boundary wall & fence (as amended by plan nos. 100A, 102A, 103A & 104A received 2/4/2025)
36 Brampton Park Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XF
Received 7 Jan 2025 - Decided24/02866/FP
Single storey rear extension following removal of existing raised timber decking area (as amended by plans received on 20/02/2024).
2 Baldock Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AY
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02868/EC
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - 1x 10M light wooden pole
Land At London Road Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9LS
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02869/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 5 (Landscaping) of planning permission reference 23/02207/FP granted on 23.01.2024.
21 Danesbury Park Road Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9SH
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02870/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 7 (Environmental Risk Assessment) of planning permission reference 23/02207/FP granted on 23.01.2024.
21 Danesbury Park Road Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9SH
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02871/TCA
T1: Walnut - Reduce by 30%. T2 : Ash - Reduce by 30%
18 Deards End Lane Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6NL
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02873/TCA
Cherry - Remove
Nightingales Jacksons Lane Reed Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8AB
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/02874/FP
Replacement windows to front, side and rear elevations.
111 Walsworth Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SP
Received 7 Jan 2025 - Decided24/02876/FP
Change of use of agricultural building into three business/storage units (Commercial Business Services Use Class E(g)(iii) light industrial and Storage or Distribution B8) including external alterations and re-cladding, layout of car parking, cycle store, landscaping and all ancillary works following demolition of open storage yard.
Titmore Green Farm Stevenage Road Titmore Green Little Wymondley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7JT
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided24/02877/FP
Change of use of agricultural building to one 5-bed dwelling; external alterations and re-cladding following demolition of outdoormenage. Re-cladding and external alterations to existing atcost barn for use as ancillary storage to dwelling including parking, landscaping and all ancillary works (amended by plans received 11/03/25)
Titmore Green Farm Stevenage Road Titmore Green Little Wymondley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7JT
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided24/02878/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 6 (Environmental Risk Assessment, Remediation Statement) of planning permission 22/03300/FP granted on 15.03.2023.
Land East Of Maple House St James Court Therfield Hertfordshire
Received 10 Jan 2025
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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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