Hertsmere Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Hertsmere Borough Council decided more than 1,500 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 13% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Hertsmere Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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23 July 2026 · Approved
Nicoll Farm 34 Allum Lane Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3NP · 26/0060/FUL
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21 July 2026 · Approved
Change of use from Office (Class E) to Residential (Class C3) for 96 flats.
Metropolitan House Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AG · 26/0496/PD56M
Figures for Hertsmere Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,500 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 13%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 8%of more than 440 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 120 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 44%about one in two |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 32plan adopted 2013 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Hertsmere Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The site lies within the Metropolitan Green Belt. As the main parties agree that the proposed development would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt with regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework), the main issues in this…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.