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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 dates5,908Searchable applications
458Recorded as pending
80%Approval rate · 1,604 approved or refused records
328Refused applications
1,276 approved · 328 refused · 117 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Feb 2023 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00989/LBC
Internal and external alterations to existing showroom/workshop to facilitate the conversion to one 3-bed dwelling (as revision of previous Listed Building Consent 24/01624/LBC granted 26.02.2025)
94 Tilehouse Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2DW
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00990/FPH
Single storey rear extension including raised roof height. Alterations to existing attached garage fenestration following removal of garage doors to facilitate garage conversion and insertion of dormer windows at first floor to north east and south west elevations. Entrance porch. External cladding and alterations to fenestration.
Top Park Westmill Lane Ickleford Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3RN
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00991/S73
Variation of condition 2 (revised plans) of planning permission 24/02725/FPH granted 05.12.2024 for Single storey front and side extensions following demolition of existing front and side element.
12 Woodstock Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6EA
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00992/NMA
Amendment to incorporate panel of patent glazing in front roof slope, replacing existing patent glazing in rear roof slope with two conservation type triple glazed rooflights and minor internal alterations including repositioning of WC (as non-material amendment to planning permission 24/01623/FP granted on 26.02.2025).
94 Tilehouse Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2DW
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Registered25/00993/DOC
Details reserved by condition 3 (Bin Store) of planning permission reference no 24/00398/FP granted 19.07.2024.
27D High Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9AA
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00994/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 2 (Tree replacement for group TPO) of consent for tree works granted under 24/00316/TPO dated 08.03.2024.
Land At 21-23 Pirton Road And 25-59 High Point Pirton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2BH
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00995/LBC
Replacement of internal automated self-service machines with Smart ATMs
5 - 6 High Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1BH
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00996/FP
Erection of two-bed bungalow following demolition of existing stables and outbuildings including parking
Land At North Side Burrs Lane Barkway Hertfordshire
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided25/00997/FPH
Single storey rear extension.
168 High Street Codicote Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8UB
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00999/NMA
Amendment to the wording of Condition 10 (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 21/02624/FP granted 27.06.2022.
Land North Of The Depot At 1A High Street Graveley Hertfordshire SG4 7LE
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01000/TCA
T1: Ash - Reduce by 30% . T2, T3: Conifer - Reduce by 50%.
18 Ridge Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1PN
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01003/DOC
Details reserved by condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission reference no 25/00148/FP granted 03.04.2025
The Jays Pirton Road Holwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3SS
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01004/DOC
Details reserved by condition 22 (Drainage completion) of planning permission reference no 20/01714/FP granted 14.06.2021.
Site Of Former Foundation House Icknield Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1UD
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01005/DOC
Details reserved by condition 4 (Replacement Timber Framing) of listed building consent reference no 21/00218/LBC granted 14.10.2021.
Maydencroft Manor Maydencroft Lane Gosmore Hertfordshire SG4 7QA
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01006/FPH
Single storey side extension and alterations to fenestration
Morrice Green Cottage Bell Lane Nuthampstead Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8LR
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided25/01007/TCA
Lime - Remove
Windmill House Bennetts Lane Rushden Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0SH
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01008/FPH
Increase in height of main roof. Amendments to scheme previously approved under application 23/00845/FPH - Demolition and replacement of gable and bay window to front elevation. Addition of chimney to flank elevation. Realignment of rear gables and ground floor extension and increases in height to ground and first floors. Change in aesthetic and detailing to neo -Victorian styling.
95 Bearton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1UP
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Unknown25/01009/FPH
Installation of hardstanding to front of property together with dropped kerb and vehicle crossover onto B1039
36 Picknage Road Barley Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8HP
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided25/01011/FPH
Extension to the existing parking area, replacement of existing concrete driveway with resin bound gravel finish and associated landscaping.
30 The Chilterns Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9PP
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01014/FP
Erection of three storey building comprising 35no. retirement living apartments with associated communal areas, landscaping and parking following demolition of existing buildings.
Land At Birchwood And Silverdale And Three Trees And Willow Close Old Charlton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2AJ
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided25/01016/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 3 (Construction Management Statement - CMS) of planning permission reference 24/02500/FP granted on 03.04.2025.
23 High Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9AB
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01017/PNQ
Conversion of agricultural building into 5 residential dwellings with all associated building works.
Porters End House Porters End Lane Kimpton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8ER
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01018/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 2 (Rooflights) of listed building consent reference 24/02501/LBC granted on 03.04.2025.
23 High Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9AB
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01019/NCS
Single storey rear extension with the following dimension:Length as measured from rear wall of original dwelling - 5 metres
5 Bradleys Corner Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0PR
Received 15 Apr 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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