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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1,231 approved · 315 refused · 112 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
56 Gaping Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JE
Received 4 Feb 2025Coach Yard 2 Hitchin Street Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6AE
Received 17 Feb 2025The Old Rectory Stevenage Road Little Wymondley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7HY
Received 20 Jan 202541-45 Martin Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4XU
Received 27 Jan 2025Greenways Kimpton Road Oakhills Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9NN
Received 20 Jan 2025103 Wilbury Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4JQ
Received 21 Jan 202558 Heathfield Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5BN
Received 5 Feb 20253d The Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RQ
Received 21 Jan 20253 Manley Highway Cottages Pirton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2ES
Received 10 Feb 202518 Hollies Close Royston Hertfordshire SG8 7DZ
Received 21 Jan 202531a Ickleford Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1TR
Received 19 Feb 2025Royston Railway Station Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AH
Received 21 Jan 2025Almshouses Park Lane Old Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6QE
Received 21 Jan 2025Land At Heath Road Breachwood Green Hertfordshire SG4 8PL
Received 6 Jan 2025Land At Heath Road Breachwood Green Hertfordshire SG4 8PL
Received 6 Jan 2025Manor Farm Cottage Park Lane Old Knebworth Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6QB
Received 21 Jan 2025Land At Heath Road Breachwood Green Hertfordshire SG4 8PL
Received 6 Jan 2025Cambridge Wastewater Treatment Plant Relocation North Of The A14 Between Fen Ditton And Horningsea Cambridgeshire
Received 21 Jan 2025Cambridge Wastewater Treatment Plant Relocation North Of The A14 Between Fen Ditton And Horningsea Cambridgeshire
Received 21 Jan 2025Telecommunication Mast Site At Withstocks Wood Lawrence End Estate Chiltern Green Road Hertfordshire LU2 8PF
Received 21 Jan 2025Land At Police Row Between The Grange And 1 The Grange Police Row Therfield Hertfordshire
Received 29 Jan 2025Land At Police Row Between The Grange And 1 The Grange Police Row Therfield Hertfordshire
Received 29 Jan 2025Land At Police Row Between The Grange And 1 The Grange Police Row Therfield Hertfordshire
Received 29 Jan 2025Land At Police Row Between The Grange And 1 The Grange Police Row Therfield Hertfordshire
Received 29 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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