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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.
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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 dates6,362Searchable applications
469Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 1,708 approved or refused records
363Refused applications
1,345 approved · 363 refused · 129 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00962/S106
Application for the discharge of Planning Obligation under S106 of the TCPA 1990 - Footpath Link Scheme for Armour Rise, Highover Way and Collinson Close with respect to S106 agreement pursuant to 18/01154/OP
Land North Of Highover Farm To Stotfold Road Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00963/FPH
Erection of a rear dormer roof extension, with associated alterations
23 Kipling Close Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0DU
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00964/FPH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
27 Stockens Green Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6DQ
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00965/TCA
T2: Mulberry - Crown to be reduced by 3m, lateral reduction to clear the overhang on the gravestones, crown thinning by up to 30% removing poor condition growth and unsuitable growth points.
St Mary Magdalene Church Kings Walden Road Offley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3DX
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00966/TCA
Ash - Fell to ground level
21 Walsworth Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SP
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00968/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 7 (Barn Floor) of listed building consent reference 25/01540/LBC granted on 10.11.2025.
Holborn Farm Dane End Therfield Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9RH
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00969/HCC
Section 73 Application for amendments and changes to the approved development ref. 1/0333-11.NORTH HERTS COUNCIL : CONSULTEE ONLY
Bygrave Lodge Farm Royston Road Wallington Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6QX
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00973/NMA
Removal of solar panels (as Non-Material Amendment to application reference 23/00563/FP granted 22.04.2025)
Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00975/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 5 (Ecological Enhancement Strategy) of planning permission reference 24/00436/FP granted on 25.02.2025.
Chalk Hill Place Princes Mews Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9GP
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00976/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 38 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of planning permission 17/01955/1 granted on 11.03.2024.
Ickleford Mill Arlesey Road Ickleford Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3UN
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00977/TCA
Hawthorn, Robina - Reduce up to a 0.5m.
Alleyway Adj To 8 Daisy Court Common View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1BZ
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00978/TCA
T1: Willow - Fell to ground level
The Green Man Arch Road Great Wymondley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7EU
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00979/LDCP
Single storey rear extension. Alterations to existing roof to include hip to gable roof extension and insertion of rear box dormer and front rooflights to facilitate loft conversion into habitable accommodation. Alterations to fenestration.
20 Holroyd Crescent Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6EL
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00980/S106
Application for the discharge of Planning Obligation under S106 of the TCPA 1990 - Affordable Housing Plan with respect to S106 agreement pursuant to 18/01502/OP
Land Between Royston Road And Cambridge Road Barkway Hertfordshire
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00981/NMA
Reduce height of chimney. Re-orient and correct sizes of proposed solar panel (as non-material amendment of planning 25/02012/FPH granted 11.11.2025)
40 Whitehill Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9HP
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00983/FPH
Two storey and first floor front extensions. Alterations to existing attached garage fenestration to facilitate partial garage conversion into habitable accommodation. Alterations to fenestration and installation of solar panels on existing rear roof slope.
12 Milne Close Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2TA
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00984/FPH
Single storey side extension and alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing porch. Extended gravel parking/turning area and hardscaping works. Lowering of ground level by 0.5m to facilitate erection of detached double garage, with solar panels on roof, steps to side entrance door of garage and installation of air source heat pump at rear of garage following demolition of existing outbuildings. Installation of air conditioning unit on existing single storey element flat roof. (Amended plans received 19.05.2026 & 25.06.2026)
Cherry Trees Preston Road Gosmore Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7QS
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/00985/TCA
T1, T2: Pine - Fell to ground level
45 South View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JJ
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00990/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 26 (Surface water drainage) of planning permission reference 24/02758/FP granted on 10.12.2025.
Guysfield Residential Home Willian Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2AB
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Registered26/00991/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 28 (Drainage measures) of planning permission reference 24/02758/FP granted on 10.12.2025.
Guysfield Residential Home Willian Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2AB
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00992/FPH
First floor side extension over existing garage and insertion of rooflights to rear and side roofslopes to create additional habitable space at first floor level. Single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory. Alterations to fenestration including replacement garage doors (amended plans received 11.06.2026).
34 Meadow Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JB
Received 6 May 2026 - Decided26/00993/FPH
Single storey rear extension.
20 Cromwell Way Pirton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3RD
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00994/TCA
T1: Sycamore - Fell to ground level
The Surgery High Street Barley Hertfordshire SG8 8HY
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00995/TCA
T1: Cedar - Crown reduction by approx 7m, crown lift / raise canopy by approx 2m. Reduce lateral spread by approx 2m. Prune back to provide approx 0.5m clearance from the BT telephone line where branches are currently encroaching. T2: Thuja - Crown reduction by approx 5m. Crown lift / raise canopy by approx 2m. Reduce lateral spread by approx 2m.
16 Deards End Lane Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6NL
Received 15 Apr 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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