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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 dates6,534Searchable 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1,360 approved · 375 refused · 136 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/01846/NMA
Revision to the wording of condition 2 to include the location and specification to be submitted for the pumping station and condition 3 to include details of the carriageway surface and construction including footpaths (excluding the main road) as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 24/02780/RM granted 27.10.2025.
Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01849/TPO
T2: Chestnut - Cut back the lowest limb up to 5m growing over and shadowing the shrubs beneath to allow clearance for growth.T3: Pine - Cut to ground level.
18 Sollershott West Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PX
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01850/LDCP
Removal of existing workshop buildings to implement planning consent 21/02957/FP.
Land On The South West Side Of Barkway Road Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9DF
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01853/FP
Installation of air conditioning unit and enclosure to existing front elevation.
Old Grain Store Network Rail Yard Nightingale Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1RZ
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01854/NMA
Amendments to plots 1-3 ground floor layout (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 24/01371/FP granted 18.02.2025)
Tussocks The Causeway Therfield Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9PP
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01855/EC
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.
Land South Of 36 Danescroft Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4RW
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01857/TCA
8 x Lime - Removal of epicormic growth to a height of 7ft, to allow clear access to the public footpath
Lime Tree House 48 High Street Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8AG
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01859/NMA
Amendments to the approved plans relating to condition 3 (as Non-Material Amendment to Hybrid Application reference 24/01013/HYA granted 30.06.2026) - Proposed minor changes to house types, minor realignment of spine road and rear paths and bins, relocation of sub-station visitor parking bay and bin collection points and a relocated position of attenuation pond (to the east).
Land Surrounding Burloes Cottages Newmarket Road Royston Hertfordshire
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01861/FPH
Single storey rear orangery extension with glazed roof lantern. Extension and alterations to existing roof including insertion of rooflight to side roofslope, enlargement of existing rear dormer window including insertion of Juliet balcony and first floor rear roof canopy.
Meadow Cottage 24 Charlton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2AE
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01862/LDCE
Use of building for meeting room, seminars and community workshop events.
Storage Building Rear Of 94 Pixmore Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01863/TCA
Conifer - Fell. Magnolia - Reduce by 1.5m
Waters Edge Pondside Graveley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7LG
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01864/FPH
Single storey side extension and rear roof canopy following demolition of existing side garage.
202 Icknield Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4AA
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01865/FPH
Installation of electric vehicle charging unit on side elevation of single storey slate roof addition.
Chestnut Tree Cottage Pedlars Lane Therfield Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9PX
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01867/DOC
Details reserved by condition 4 (HA2 - Construction Method Statement) of planning permission reference 26/00501/FPH granted 04.06.2026.
2 Wilshere Crescent Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0PL
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01868/LBC
Replacement of two sets of single-glazed French doors on rear elevation with double-glazed, leaded-light French doors.
The Old Vicarage Willian Road Willian Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2AE
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01870/LBC
Replace 1 no. window to front (WF1) with a timber 16mm double-glazed unit.
15 The Green Kimpton Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8RZ
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01871/LBC
Replace 2 no. windows to front (WG1 and WF1) with timber 16mm double-glazed units.
16 The Green Kimpton Hertfordshire SG4 8RZ
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01873/LBC
Installation of chairlift.
56A High Street Ashwell Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5NR
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01874/FPH
Single storey rear extension and rear roof extension including dormer window.
28 Bradway Whitwell Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8BE
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01876/LBC
Internal alterations and reinstatement works (ground floor only).
Manor Farm Church Lane Graveley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7BN
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01877/TCA
Cherry - Removal of limb blocking footpath.
59 Broadwater Avenue Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3HG
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01878/FP
Raise existing roof ridge height, installation of roof insulation and replace existing slate roof coverings with fibre cement slates and flush mounted Photovoltaic Panels. Replace existing large rear window with a double glazed, timber framed window.
The Old School House 4 Market Hill Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9JL
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01881/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 8 (Phase 2 Geo-Environmental Assessment) of planning permission reference 24/02882/FP granted on 23.07.2025.
Highwood Hitchwood Lane Preston Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7RY
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01884/FP
Erection of detached outbuilding ancillary accommodation to Ashwell Academicals Youth Football Club including toilet facilities, changing space.
Small Gains Recreation Ground Small Gains Lane Station Road Ashwell Baldock SG7 5LT
Received 1 Oct 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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