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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 dates6,523Searchable applications
469Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 1,735 approved or refused records
375Refused applications
1,360 approved · 375 refused · 136 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01787/FPH
Single storey side extension, erection of front entrance porch, and insertion of additional front and rear roof lights. Alterations to existing fenestration.
Little Almshoe House Little Almshoe Lane St Ippolyts Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7NP
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/01789/FPH
Single storey rear extension, installation of front rooflight and rear box dormer to facilitate conversion of loftspace into habitable accommodation, erection of detached garage following demolition of existing detached garage.
23 Lawn Avenue Kimpton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8QD
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01790/FPH
Single storey side extension following demolition of existing detached garage and outbuilding. (Revised reduced proposal following grant of planning permission ref. 25/03019/FPH on 14.01.2026).
61 Clothall Road Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6PD
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01791/FPH
Two storey and part single storey rear extension with access steps following demolition of existing conservatory. Alterations to fenestration.
3 Waltham Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9JW
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01793/FP
Single storey extension to existing east elevation.
Units 1 - 5 Rear Of 93-95 Bancroft Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1NQ
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01794/LDCP
Single storey rear extension
75 Ninesprings Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9NU
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01795/FPH
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing lean-to.
46 Ridge Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1PN
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01796/LBC
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing lean-to
46 Ridge Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1PN
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01797/TCA
T1: Ash - Re-pollarded to previous points. T2: Mulberry - Reduce by approx 25-30% to suitable lateral growth points. T3: Apple - Remove dead stem to the lowest fork and remaining canopy reduced to shape. T4: Plum - Reduce height by approx 30%. T5: Plum - Shorten longer limbs to balance the canopy. T6: Greengage - Reduce by approx 30% to suitable growth points. T7-T11: 5 x Beech - Reduce height by approx 40-50%. T12: Apple - Crown thin by approx 25%. T13: Cherry - Remove to ground level.
Old Thatch Ashwell Road Newnham Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5JX
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01798/FP
Change of use and conversion of existing building (use class E) to create one dwelling including insertion of rooflights to existing side roofslope, landscaping, external rendering and alterations to fenestration. Installation of air source heat pump.
158 High Street Codicote Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8UB
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01799/FPH
Single storey rear extension following removal of existing rear conservatory (amended plans received 08.10.26)
19 Florence Street Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1QZ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01800/FP
Change of use of land to the west of property from amenity land to domestic curtilage. Erection of 2m timber boundary fence and gate.
42 Hampshire Road Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9FU
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01801/TCA
T4: Crack Willow - Pollard
Lime Tree House 48 High Street Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8AG
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01802/FPH
Part two storey, part single storey side/rear extension and front canopy following demolition of existing detached garage, single storey rear element and rear conservatory.
30 Old Hale Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XJ
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01803/FPH
Cutting back brick front retaining boundary wall and addition of brick piers to facilitate installation of step lift with high level plinth and ramped pathway and handrail to existing front door.
46 Sunnyside Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9JQ
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01804/FPH
Erection of detached timber framed outbuilding to rear garden following demolition of existing detached outbuilding.
6 Westbury Farm Close Offley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3FL
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01805/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 36 (Pre-commencement Mammal Survey) of planning permission 17/01955/1 granted 11/03/2024
Ickleford Mill Arlesey Road Ickleford Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3UN
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01806/FPH
Single storey rear infill extension and alterations to rear ground floor fenestration (Development already carried out).
72 Kimpton Road Blackmore End St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 8LX
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01809/DOC
Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Hard Landscaping) of Hybrid application reference 24/01013/HYA granted on 02.07.2026
Land Surrounding Burloes Cottages Newmarket Road Royston Hertfordshire
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01810/DOC
Details reserved by condition 5 (Window Schedule) of listed building consent reference no 24/02061/LBC granted 12.03.2025.
Julians Julians Park Rushden Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0TD
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01811/NMA
Alterations to workshop fenestration (as non-material amendment to planning permission reference 24/00466/FPH granted on 09.04.2024).
Glebe Lodge Pirton Road Holwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3SS
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01812/DOC
Details reserved by condition 7 (Rainwater Goods) of planning permission reference no 24/02060/FPH granted 12.03.2025.
Julians Julians Park Rushden Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0TD
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01813/TPO
Cedar - Fell to ground.
15 Downlands Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5BY
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01814/TCA
Yew - 50% reduction
15 Clare Gardens Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9SQ
Received 21 Jul 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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