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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 dates6,254Searchable applications
467Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 1,676 approved or refused records
349Refused applications
1,327 approved · 349 refused · 126 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Feb 2023 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00015/TCA
T2: Sycamore - x 2 Stems. Fell the smaller stem that has been topped at 4m and is now just an Ivy Stem. Reduce the large stem by 4m and shape the crown. Cut back the branches encroaching on 38 Ralph Swingler Place to give 1.5m clearance, and hedge cut back the Ivy growing up the tree to the fence line.
Sollershott Lodge Sollershott East Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3GY
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00016/FPH
Single-storey front extension and two storey rear and side extensions to form parts of a side annexe following partial demolition of the existing side and rear extensions and removal of existing chimney. Formation of vent chimney on north facing roof slope. Roof alterations, roof lights, and replacement roof tiles. Erection of canopy structure incorporating sedum roof linking main building with existing garage and across front elevation of garage and house . Extension of existing rear raised patio area. Provision of air source heat pump (ASHP). Provision of solar panel array to existing garage roof and part of side extension roof on main dwelling. Alterations to fenestration.
Little Court London Road St Ippolyts Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7NE
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00017/FP
External alterations to existing car parking area to provide additional garden space and erection of bin store.
Busy Bees Icknield Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4GY
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00018/FP
Erection of detached shed (as amended by plan received on 17/04/2026).
17 High Street Barkway Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8EA
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00019/EC
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus to include installation of 1320M of external cabling required, 43m of internal cabling and 1 external drill.
Town Hall Broadway Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PF
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00021/FP
Erection of one pair of semi-detached dwellings and one detached dwelling to include cycle stores, hard and soft landscaping and parking following demolition of the existing commercial buildings. Alterations to existing vehicular access (as amended by plans rec'd 9 March 2026).
1 And 3 Priory Lane Little Wymondley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7HE
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided25/03246/DOC
Details reserved by condition 5 Part 1 (Phase 1 Desk Study) of planning permission reference 24/02455/FP granted 28.07.2025.
Land Opposite Wymondley Grid Station And To The South Of Sperberry Hill St Ippolyts Hertfordshire
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03250/DOC
Details reserved by condition 16 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of planning permission reference 24/02455/FP granted 28.07.2025.
Land Opposite Wymondley Grid Station And To The South Of Sperberry Hill St Ippolyts Hertfordshire
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03251/DOC
Details reserved by condition 17 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of planning permission reference 24/02455/FP granted 28.07.2025.
Land Opposite Wymondley Grid Station And To The South Of Sperberry Hill St Ippolyts Hertfordshire
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03252/DOC
Details reserved by condition 19 (Detailed Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission reference 24/02455/FP granted 28.07.2025.
Land Opposite Wymondley Grid Station And To The South Of Sperberry Hill St Ippolyts Hertfordshire
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03253/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 5: Construction Strategy & Management Plan (including Site Waste Management Plan) of planning permission 21/01882/FP granted on appeal 20.5.2025
Land East Rhee Spring And Orwell View, Royston Road, Baldock Hertfordshire
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03254/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 9 (A) only: Written Scheme of investigation (WSI) of planning permission 21/01882/FP granted on appeal 20.5.2025
Land East Rhee Spring And Orwell View, Royston Road, Baldock Hertfordshire
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03255/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 11: Site Waste Management Plan (included in the Construction Strategy & Management Plan to discharge condition 5) of planning permission 21/01882/FP granted on appeal 20.5.2025
Land East Rhee Spring And Orwell View, Royston Road, Baldock Hertfordshire
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Decided26/00024/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 1. (Biodiversity gain plan) of planning permission 24/01371/FP granted on 19.02.2025
Hillcrest And Land At Tussocks The Causeway Therfield SG8 9PP
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00025/FPH
Two storey rear extension and detached rear outbuilding following demolition of existing rear element and detached garage. Insertion of first floor front dormer window, 2 no. first floor side windows and alterations to ground floor fenestration arrangement
213 Nevells Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4TZ
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00026/FPH
Two storey rear extension, single storey front extension, installation of no.2 chimneys, removal of no.1 existing chimney and external cladding. Erection of detached triple garage and installation of additional hardstanding (as amended by plans received 19th February 2026)
Cocks Lodge Sandon Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0RF
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00027/FP
Replacement of existing extension flat roof and partially raising of existing parapets. Replacement of the existing timber windows and roof covering.
The Bury Bury Lane Codicote Hertfordshire SG4 8GG
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00028/LBC
Replacement of existing extension flat roof and partially raising of existing parapets. Replacement of the existing timber windows and roof covering.
The Bury Bury Lane Codicote Hertfordshire SG4 8GG
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00029/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 4 (Noise Assessment) of planning permission 25/00255/FP granted 25.4.2025.
150-152 London Road Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6EY
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00030/ADJ
Proposed solar farm and overhead line connection to the national grid in Cambridgeshire that will generate around 500 megawatts of electricity.NORTH HERTS DISTRICT COUNCIL: ADJACENT AUTHORITY : CONSULTEE ONLY
Kingsway Solar Melbourn Road Royston Hertfordshire
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00032/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 4a and 4b (Preliminary Environmental Risk Assessment and Identification of Pollutants & Risk Assessment Methodology) of planning permission 22/01636/FP granted 1.02.2023
Ridge Farm Rabley Heath Road Codicote Hertfordshire AL6 9UA
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00033/TCA
T1 Plum - Fell. T3, T4 Cypress - Fell close to ground level.
Ivy Cottage Letchworth Lane Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3ND
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00034/TPO
T1: Ash - Pollard at 6m from ground level removing approx 6m of the crown
60 Old North Road Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5EP
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00035/TCA
T2, T4, T7, T9: Conifer - Remove. T3, T5: Sycamore - Remove. T6: Norwegian Maple - Prune. T8: Cherry Blossom - Remove. T10: Pear - Prune. T1: Silver Birch - Prune, crown reduction and thinning.
17 Picknage Road Barley Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8HP
Received 7 Jan 2026
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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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