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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 dates6,392Searchable applications
469Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 1,711 approved or refused records
365Refused applications
1,346 approved · 365 refused · 133 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01198/FP
Erection of one detached single storey dwelling house including solar roof panels, air source heat pump, soft landscaping ,and electric vehicle charger following removal of chicken sheds.
Land South Of Long Acre Luffenhall Luffenhall Hertfordshire
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/01199/FPH
Insertion of 3 no. front rooflights and 3 no. rear rooflights to facilitate loft conversion to habitable space. Partial garage conversion with rear window. Insertion of side door.
6 Turfmead Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9FB
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/01200/TCA
T1, T2: Yew - Reduce by approx. 1.5m and reshape. T3 - T14: Lime - Re pollard to previous points. T15 - T17: Silver Maple - Re pollard to previous points. T18: Cherry - Reduce to previous points.
1 Paynes Park Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1EH
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/01201/TCA
Thuja - Remove. Ash - Reduce to previous pollard points.
19 Baldock Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JX
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/01202/FPH
Single storey rear extension, alterations to fenestrations including insertion of rear first floor Juliet balcony and external cladding
Southernwood Pottersheath Road Pottersheath Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9ST
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/01203/S73
Variation of Conditions 2, 4, 6, 7 and 9 of planning permission reference 23/01752/FP granted on 11.03.2024 for Erection of two detached 5-bed dwellings together with associated access drive, car parking, private gardens, hard and soft landscaping following the demolition of all existing detached structures.
Bramble Bank Bedford Road Holwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3RX
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/01204/FPH
Two-storey side extension and addition of cladding to front and rear. Alterations to fenestration
85 Westwood Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9LL
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/01205/LDCP
Single storey rear extension, replace garage door with window to facilitate conversion of integral garage into habitable accommodation and alterations to fenestration.
35 The Twitchell Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6DW
Received 21 May 2026 - Registered26/01207/FP
Erection of nine dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping, parking, garaging, cycle storage and EV points and private gardens following the part-demolition of the existing grain store and full demolition of existing agricultural barns.
Slip End Farm Royston Road Slip End Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6SG
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/01211/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 3 (Floor Levels) of planning permission reference 24/02758/FP granted on 10.12.2025.
Guysfield Residential Home Willian Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2AB
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/01212/TCA
T1: Walnut - Crown reduce of up to 1.5m, 1m pruning to suitable growth points.
Belfry Manor Farm Church End Barley Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8JW
Received 11 May 2026 - Registered26/01213/S106
Modification to S106 associated with planning application 17/01955/1 to amend the affordable housing and development obligations.
Ickleford Mill Arlesey Road Ickleford Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3UN
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/01215/TPO
T1, T2: Lime - Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points.
9 Palace Gardens Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AD
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/01216/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) and Tree Protection Plan (TPP)) of planning permission reference 26/00329/FPH granted on 31.03.2026 (as amended by plans received on 09/06/2026 and 06/07/2026).
41 Sollershott East Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JN
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/01217/FPH
Single storey rear extension.
12 Francis Close Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9EJ
Received 20 May 2026 - Registered26/01218/S106
Application for the discharge of Planning Obligation under S106 agreement open space management scheme with respect to S106 agreement pursuant to 24/02624/RM.
Development Land At Heath Road Breachwood Green Hertfordshire SG4 8PL
Received 12 May 2026 - Registered26/01219/FP
Single storey extension to existing west elevation. Installation of replacement timber fence with inset gate to existing north elevation and estate fencing gate. Installation of timber posts to support festoon lighting following removal of existing terrace canopy structure. (Development already carried out).
16 Melbourn Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 7BZ
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01220/LBC
Single storey extension to existing west elevation. Installation of replacement timber fence with inset gate to existing north elevation and estate fencing gate. Internal and external alterations. (Development already carried out).
16 Melbourn Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 7BZ
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01221/DOC
Details reserved by BNG Condition of planning permission reference 26/00253/FP granted 31.03.2026.
Barkway Golf Club Nuthampstead Road Barkway Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8EN
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/01223/FPH
Replacement single storey rear extension following partial demolition of rear conservatory (as amended by plan received on 03/06/2026).
22 Linnet Close Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4FA
Received 12 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01224/S73
Variation of Condition number 26 (CTMP) (as amended by information received 16 July 2026): vary the number of daily articulated lorry visits and the permitted hours of construction vehicle movements, of planning permission reference 22/00741/FP granted on 17.06.2024 for: Ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm including battery energy storage; continued agricultural use, ancillary infrastructure, security fencing, landscaping provision, ecological enhancements and associated works (as amended by information received 29 January 2024).
Land Adjacent Sewage Pumping Station Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided26/01225/DD
Demolition of a mixture of commercial/industrial buildings and a smaller domestic property.
Lloyds And Co Letchworth Ltd Birds Hill Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1JE
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided26/01227/FPH
Alterations to existing detached garage fenestration to include insertion of dormer windows and installation of external staircase.
Mulberry House 22 Kimpton Road Blackmore End St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 8LD
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/01228/TCA
T1: Leylandii, T2: Holly, Yew, Bay, T3: Lawson Cypress - Fell
28 Sollershott West Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PX
Received 12 May 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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