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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 dates6,583Searchable applications
469Recorded as pending
78%Approval rate · 1,743 approved or refused records
376Refused applications
1,367 approved · 376 refused · 139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/02273/TCA
T1: Laburnum - Remove.
The Old Bakery Law Hall Lane Bendish Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8JH
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02274/RM
Reserved Matters for - Construction of Phase 2a residential comprising 157 dwellings, associated road, drainage, servicing/utilities infrastructure, landscaping and open space. Partial discharge of conditions 7 (Highways),10 (Waste Management, 11 (Landscaping) and 12 (Sustainability) pursuant to outline planning permission reference 18/01154/OP granted 29.11.2024The outline application was EIA development and an ES was provided. An EIA update note is provided with this Reserved Matters application.
Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02275/FP
Installation of hard standing and creation of vehicular access of Hitchin Road following closure of existing field access.
Field Off The B656, North Of Mansells Lane Codicote Hertfordshire SG4 9TJ
Received 12 Oct 2026 - Registered26/02276/FPH
Single storey side/front wraparound extension with external covered area. Single storey rear bay window extension and alterations to existing fenestration. Alterations to existing detached garage to link to main dwelling and create ancillary habitable accommodation.
27 Gosmore Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9AT
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02277/S73
Variation of boundary treatments: replace approved plan 3261-501 with 3261.501A, of planning permission reference 26/00573/FP granted on 19.06.2026.
Royston Manor House 14 Melbourn Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 7BZ
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02278/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 3 (Landscaping) of planning permission reference 23/02604/FP granted on 26.01.2024.
The Ranch Graveley Lane Graveley Hertfordshire
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02279/TCA
T2: Laburnum - Remove.
Land To The East Of The Old Bakery Law Hall Lane Bendish Hertfordshire SG4 8JH
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02281/DOC
Details reserved by Condition 25 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted on 07.08.2026.
Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02286/FP
Change of use from an existing House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) to a supported living accommodation service for up to three adult women, with 24-hour staff support.
32 Mendip Way Great Ashby Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 6GE
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02288/FP
Part demolition and alterations to existing barn and stables, including alterations to fenestration, replacement roofs, and insertion of front roof lights to facilitate conversion to form a single dwelling with associated residential garden and parking area.
Welwyn Equestrian Centre Pottersheath Road Pottersheath Hitchin Hertfordshire AL6 9SZ
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02289/FPH
Alterations to fenestration to the front, rear and side elevations. Installation of a vehicular crossover and paved driveway.
100 Whinbush Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1PN
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Decided26/02290/LDCP
Insertion of rear box dormer with Juliet balcony and front rooflights to facilitate loft conversion into habitable accommodation following removal of chimney.
9 Manor Crescent Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9LY
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02292/TCA
T009: Ash - Sever Ivy and Pollard by 50%
Land West Of Butterfield Barley Hertfordshire SG8 8FD
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02293/FPH
Single storey side extension.
16 Old Hale Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XJ
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02295/NMA
Front window sill level lowered, pitched glass roof conservatory roof changed to flat parapet roof and glazing reduced to conservatory and removal of projecting cladding fins as illustrated on drawings 087_23 Rev A and 087_24 Rev A as Non Material Amendment to Reserved Matters application 23/01574/RM granted 01.12.2023
Odsey Barn 8 North End Kelshall Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9SD
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02296/FP
Erection of six terraced dwellings with associated parking and private amenity areas
Land At Princes Mews Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9BL
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Registered26/02297/TCA
TG1: x 2 Black Thorns - Fell to ground level and eco-plugged.
3 Hitchin Hill Path Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 9EU
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02299/EC
Replace 3 existing wooden poles with 9m medium wooden poles
Northfields Road Ashwell Baldock Hertfordshire
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02302/TCA
T1: Spruce - Remove to ground level and grind.
The Old Rectory Hodwell Ashwell Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5QQ
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02303/TCA
T1: Ash : Crown clean & selectively reduce lower limbs
3 Green Lane Ashwell Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5LW
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02304/EC
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus: Erection of no.1 wooden pole.
Land North Of 38 Cherry Drive Royston Hertfordshire SG8 7DL
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decided26/02306/TCA
T001: Multi Stemmed Ash - Fell to ground level. T002: Ash - Pollard stem.
Land North Of Mount House The Mount Barley Hertfordshire SG8 8JH
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02307/TPO
2x Oak - Trim by approx 25%
Land North Of 19 Gomer Close Codicote Hertfordshire SG4 8XP
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Registered26/02309/LBC
Ground floor internal alterations and blocking up of existing side external door.
The Nook Cottage North Road Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 5DW
Received 29 Sept 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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