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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.
1,249 approved · 320 refused · 115 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Woodcroft Picknage Road Barley Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8HP
Received 27 Feb 2025114 Ridge Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1PT
Received 11 Mar 2025128 Wilbury Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4JG
Received 28 Feb 2025The Biggin Queen Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1AB
Received 28 Feb 202560 Howard Drive Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2DQ
Received 7 Apr 2025Maple Wood House 44 Fulling Mill Lane Codicote Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9NP
Received 4 Apr 2025Land Between Chain Cottage And 40 Gardiners Lane Ashwell Hertfordshire SG7 5LZ
Received 18 Mar 202576 Shott Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1SE
Received 3 Mar 202529 Bradleys Corner Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0PR
Received 3 Mar 202576 Shott Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1SE
Received 20 Mar 2025Springwood Kimpton Road Oakhills Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9NN
Received 13 Mar 202580 Ashwell Street Ashwell Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5QU
Received 13 Mar 20252 Pledgers Place Barkway Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8DQ
Received 3 Mar 2025Pine Lodge 55 Highbury Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9RW
Received 3 Mar 2025Whites Farm Bell Lane Nuthampstead Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8ND
Received 22 Apr 2025Land At Turnpike Lane And Adjacent To 4 Manor Close Turnpike Lane Ickleford Hertfordshire
Received 3 Mar 2025Alpha House 53a West Street Lilley Luton Hertfordshire LU2 8LH
Received 3 Mar 202527 Housman Avenue Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5DN
Received 3 Mar 20259 Kent Place Oughton Head Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2LE
Received 4 Mar 202510 West Hill Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2HZ
Received 13 Mar 20252 Pledgers Place Barkway Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8DQ
Received 19 Mar 202530 Uplands Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9NH
Received 5 Mar 2025Offley Place Kings Walden Road Offley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3DX
Received 20 Mar 2025Offley Place Kings Walden Road Offley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3DX
Received 20 Mar 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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