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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 dates6,557Searchable applications
469Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 1,735 approved or refused records
375Refused applications
1,360 approved · 375 refused · 138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/02051/TCA
2x Fir - Reduce in height by 3m removing the over hanging branches.
25a Deards End Lane Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6NL
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02056/DOC
Details reserved by condition 9 parts B and C (Archaeology WSI) of planning permission reference no 24/02455/FP granted 28.07.2025.
Land Opposite Wymondley Grid Station And To The South Of Sperberry Hill St Ippolyts Hertfordshire
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02057/TCA
T1: Linden - Reduce by 1/3. T2: Sycamore - Remove. T10, T11: Sycamore - Remove. T12: Liquid Amber - Remove. T13: Elder - Remove.T16: Hawthorn - Remove. T17: Damson - Remove. T18: Silver Birch - Remove. T19: Apple - Remove. T20: Horse Chestnut - Reduce up to 1/3. T21: Oak - Reduce up to 1/3. T22: Horse Chestnut - Reduce up to 1/3. T23: Fir - Remove. T24: Hazel - Remove trunks.
6 Deards End Lane Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6NL
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02058/TCA
T25: Pear - Remove
4 Deards End Lane Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6NL
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02059/FP
Installation of freestanding internally illuminated digital display screens (global street hub unit).
Land In Front 29 Eastcheap Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3DA
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Registered26/02060/AD
Installation of freestanding internally illuminated digital display screens (global street hub unit).
Land In Front 29 Eastcheap Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3DA
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Registered26/02061/FP
Installation of freestanding internally illuminated digital display screens (global street hub unit).
Land In Front Of 90 Hermitage Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1DG
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02063/DOC
Details Reserved by Condition 6: (Ecological Enhancement Plan (EEP)) of Reserved Matters 25/03149/RM granted 13.5.2026
Land Between Royston Road And Cambridge Road Barkway Hertfordshire
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02064/FPH
Two storey, part first floor and single storey rear extension and single storey front extension. Alterations to fenestration.
86 Common Rise Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0HS
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02065/LBC
Single storey side extension following partial demolition of existing rear west wall and interior alterations (variation to listed building consent ref: 24/00803/LBC granted 17.09.2024)
The Elms The Causeway Therfield Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9PP
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02066/TCA
Field Maple - Trim by approx 20%.
Land Adjacent To 1 Pondside Graveley Hertfordshire SG4 7LG
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02067/TPO
T1: Yew - Clear from path & reduce away from no 68. T2: Beech- Girdle ivy at 1.5m. T3: Oak - Remove 4x Elm, 3x Sycamore, 1x Norway Maple from under its crown & reduce lowest roadside limb that is resting in Sycamore by 2-3m & Second limb above Highway by 2-3m. T4, T5: Holly - Girdle ivy at 1.5m. T6: 4x Hornbeam- Reduce/re-pollard back to boundary. T7: Oak, 2x Sycamore - Remove from beneath Ash, Oak & Lime. T8: Philadelphus - Remove 2x ivy covered stems & 1x Ivy covered
57 Haygarth Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6HF
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02068/TCA
Oak - Trim by approx 25%.
Land Adjacent To 1 Pondside Graveley Hertfordshire SG4 7LG
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02069/DOC
Details reserved by condition 13 (Ice House Repairs) of planning permission reference no 20/02412/FP granted 17.07.2025.
Land Between 53 And 81 And Land Rear Of 7-53 Waterdell Lane St Ippolyts Hertfordshire
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02070/DOC
Details reserved by condition 14 (Ice House info board) of planning permission reference no 20/02412/FP granted 17.07.2025.
Land Between 53 And 81 And Land Rear Of 7-53 Waterdell Lane St Ippolyts Hertfordshire
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02071/DOC
Details reserved by condition 15 (Ice House fence) of planning permission reference no 20/02412/FP granted 17.07.2025.
Land Between 53 And 81 And Land Rear Of 7-53 Waterdell Lane St Ippolyts Hertfordshire
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02072/DOC
Details reserved by condition 21 (Transport Infrastructure) of planning permission reference no 20/02412/FP granted 17.07.2025.
Land Between 53 And 81 And Land Rear Of 7-53 Waterdell Lane St Ippolyts Hertfordshire
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02073/DOC
Details reserved by condition 26 (Lighting) of planning permission reference no 20/02412/FP granted 17.07.2025.
Land Between 53 And 81 And Land Rear Of 7-53 Waterdell Lane St Ippolyts Hertfordshire
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02076/FP
Reclad walls/roof and re-roofing including the alteration of the existing roof from ridged to mono-pitch and reduced footprint to separate the structure from a listed building (development already carried out).
Hill End Farm Langley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7PT
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02077/OP
Erection of a single dwelling and associated works, with all matters reserved except access.
Site Of Former Oakfields Farm Stevenage Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7JX
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02078/TCA
T2: Conifer - Fell
1 Cambridge Road Barley Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8HN
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02079/LBC
Replace single-glazed first floor window on front elevation with timber slimline double-glazed window.
172 Wilbury Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4JA
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02080/NCS
Single storey rear extension with the following dimension:Length as measured from rear wall of original dwelling - 5 metres
22 Green Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 7BA
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/02081/FPH
Erection of two storey side extension following demolition of existing ground floor side extension
14 Deards End Lane Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6NL
Received 19 Aug 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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