North Hertfordshire District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
North Hertfordshire District Council decided more than 2,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 48 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on North Hertfordshire District 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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29 July 2026 · Approved
Node Court Drivers End Codicote Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 8TR · 23/00407/FP
Figures for North Hertfordshire District Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 48 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 7%of more than 540 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 89 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 27%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 89 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on North Hertfordshire District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area; Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the National Planning…”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and upon the amenity of the users of the adjacent recreation ground.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development comprises inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and the development plan including whether openness would be preserved and the effect on…”
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“The main issues in the appeal are: • Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework); • The effect of…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the relevant development plan policies, the provisions of the Framework and the effect on the openness of the Green Belt; and…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.