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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.
1,231 approved · 315 refused · 112 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Turnpike Lane And Adjacent To 4 Manor Close Turnpike Lane Ickleford Hertfordshire
Received 16 Jan 2025The Jays Pirton Road Holwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3SS
Received 17 Jan 2025162 Western Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4SR
Received 5 Feb 20251 Fordham Terrace The Causeway Therfield Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9PP
Received 3 Feb 20257 Tennyson Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0PX
Received 17 Jan 2025Land Outside 19 Green Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1EB
Received 17 Jan 2025Bibbsworth Hall Farm Bibbs Hall Lane Kimpton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8EN
Received 5 Feb 2025Bibbsworth Hall Farm Bibbs Hall Lane Kimpton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8EN
Received 5 Feb 2025296 Norton Way South Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1SU
Received 17 Jan 2025Land At Rear Of 503 To 515 Broadway Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire
Received 17 Jan 2025Land Between Sollershott Hall And Spring Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire
Received 17 Jan 2025Allotment Gardens At Rear Of 31 To 45 South View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire
Received 17 Jan 2025Allotment Gardens Lytton Avenue Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3HY
Received 17 Jan 2025Land Rear Of 7 To 13 Souberie Avenue Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire
Received 17 Jan 2025Land Adjacent To 5 South View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JH
Received 17 Jan 2025Car Park Openshaw Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3EN
Received 17 Jan 2025Land Rear Of Silver Birch Cottages Station Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire
Received 17 Jan 2025Land Adj To 101 Norton Way South Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1NY
Received 17 Jan 2025Electricity Sub Station Willian Church Road Willian Hertfordshire SG6 2AF
Received 17 Jan 2025Land Adjacent To Manor Cottages Wymondley Road Willian Hertfordshire SG6 2AW
Received 17 Jan 2025Willow Court Baldock Lane Willian Hertfordshire
Received 17 Jan 2025Land Adjacent To Willow Court Baldock Lane Willian Hertfordshire
Received 17 Jan 2025Land Adj To 42 Farthing Drive Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2TR
Received 17 Jan 2025Land Outside 32 Rushby Mead Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1RU
Received 17 Jan 2025Records 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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