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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 dates6,418Searchable applications
468Recorded as pending
79%Approval rate · 1,715 approved or refused records
367Refused applications
1,348 approved · 367 refused · 133 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01361/FP
Replacement of all existing windows and side door.
Jubilee House 13 Fishponds Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1NR
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01362/FP
Erection of one detached five-bedroom dwelling with associated detached garage and outbuildings, access, car parking and hard and soft landscaping following the demolition of existing structures and hardstanding. (Development has commenced).
Glencoe Villa Snailswell Lane Ickleford Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3TS
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided26/01365/NMA
Ground floor to remain as existing (as non-material amendment to planning permission reference 25/02947/FPH granted on 05.01.2026).
89 Common Rise Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0HP
Received 25 May 2026 - Registered26/01366/S73
Changes to wording of condition 11 of planning permission 25/01672/S73 granted 13.08.2025 for Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans and details) of planning permission 24/00151/FP granted at appeal on 08.04.2025 for Erection of four link-detached 3-bedroom dwellings with garaging, access and landscaping. (Development has commenced)
Site Of Former Downs Barns Ashwell Road Bygrave Hertfordshire SG7 5EE
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01367/LDCP
Single storey rear extension.
75 Symonds Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JJ
Received 25 May 2026 - Unknown26/01368/FP
Continued use of an existing rooftop area as an ancillary outdoor seating area for the consumption only of food and beverages associated with the existing operation of Osinskys business.
32 Market Place Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DY
Received 25 May 2026 - Decided26/01369/NMA
Amendments to fenestration of rear facade (including a reduction in glazed area), adjusted rooflight size and position, and substitution of fibre-cement boards/slates for aluminium standing seam cladding (as non-material amendment to planning permission reference 25/01212/FPH granted on 28.08.2025).
31 Manor Crescent Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9LY
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/01370/PNSL
Installation of solar panels on front and side roofslopes
56 Baldock Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2EE
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01371/TCA
T1: Yew - Reduce height by 4m and reduce crown by 30%. T2: Sycamore - Reduce height by 4m and reduce crown by 30%.T3, T4, 2x Horse Chestnut T5 Sycamore (species amended) - Reduce height by 6m and reduce crown by 40%. (To previously reduced levels).
The Croft Arch Road Great Wymondley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7EU
Received 25 May 2026 - Decided26/01372/FPH
Part two storey and part single storey side and rear extensions following demolition of existing garage. Installation of front mono-pitch roof, replacement front access steps and raised rear patio area. External rendering. (As Amended 30.06.2026 and 11.08.26)
13 St Johns Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9JP
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01373/S73
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved drawings) of planning permission reference 24/00671/FP granted on 25.10.2024 for Erection of six detached 4-bed dwellings following demolition of existing dwelling/outbuildings and builder yard buildings. (Amended plans received 13/08/24).
Site Of Former Greenside London Road Langley Hertfordshire SG4 7PP
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01375/LDCP
Single storey rear extension
63 Wellingham Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2UL
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/01378/FPH
Single storey rear flat roof extension and single storey pitched front extension (as amended by plans received on 01/07/2026).
82 Mullway Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4BH
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/01379/FPH
Single storey side and rear extensions following demolition of existing outbuilding
Waveney Upper Tilehouse Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2EF
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01380/FPH
Part two storey and part single storey side extension and single storey rear extension following demolition of existing side element and rear conservatory. Front porch, alterations to fenestration and hard and soft landscaping works. External cladding and rendering.
15 Ninesprings Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9NQ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01382/LBC
Internal alterations at first floor to facilitate new bathroom layout.
34 South View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3JJ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01384/FPH
Pitch roof over existing single storey side element and alterations to fenestration. Installation of rear dormer window and front and rear rooflights to facilitate conversion of loftspace into habitable accommodation. External rendering and removal of existing chimney. (Amended plans received 15/07/26).
25 Lavender Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2LU
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01385/FPH
Erection of attached single storey garage to side elevation following demolition of existing detached side single storey shed.
60 London Road Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6HJ
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01387/TCA
Ash, Conifer - Fell, Process and Remove
Ivy Lodge Fore Street Weston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7AS
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01388/FPH
Extensions and alterations including raised roof height of existing detached garage to create one-bed ancillary annexe
Oakdene Stevenage Road Little Wymondley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7HY
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01389/FPH
Erection of greenhouse (development already carried out). Erection of pergola with sunshade
4 Waterloo Lane Holwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3ST
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01390/TCA
T2079, T2080: Plum - Fell and Stump grind
Land Rear Of 15 Common View Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1BZ
Received 27 May 2026 - Registered26/01391/FPH
Single storey rear extension with raised reflection pond area. Alterations to fenestration and insertion of one rooflight on the courtyard east elevation roofslope. External rendering.
Old Ramerick Manor Bedford Road Ickleford Hertfordshire SG5 3SB
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Registered26/01392/LBC
Single storey rear extension with raised reflection pond area. Alterations to fenestration and insertion of one rooflight on the courtyard east elevation roofslope. External rendering and internal alterations.
Old Ramerick Manor Bedford Road Ickleford Hertfordshire SG5 3SB
Received 16 Jun 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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