Planning applications in North Hertfordshire District Council
Approved
98%
of 50 decided applications
Typical time to a decision
29
days from validation, over 72 decisions
Registered in the last 90 days
404
72 decided in that time
#14 of 56 for share approved#16 of 59 for speedAll councils we read: 92% approved
In short
Of 50 decided applications we have read at North Hertfordshire District Council in the last two years, 98% were approved.
That is number 14 of the 56 councils we have published a rate for.
A decision typically takes 29 days from validation.
Written automatically from the figures on this page. It adds nothing the numbers do not show. It describes this council's record and does not predict any single application.
Analyst note on North Hertfordshire District Council
Written by an AI model from the figures on this page only, and checked so it cannot introduce a number that is not here. It describes the council's record, does not predict any application, and is not advice. Refreshed daily.
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How does North Hertfordshire District Council treat your kind of scheme?
We have read too few decided advertisements and signage at North Hertfordshire District Council to publish a rate yet (we need 10). Across the 56 councils with figures it is 86% approved, from 58 decisions.
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Recent activity
Applications registered per week, last 12 weeks
Most common kinds in the last 90 days
- extensions and alterations50
- demolition33
- new homes29
- tree works23
Latest applications in North Hertfordshire District Council
As registered with the council. Open any one with a free account to see how this council treats schemes like it.
Guysfield Residential Home Willian Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2AB
26/02690/S73 · registered 5 Nov 2026
Variation of Condition 2 (Site Layout) of planning application reference 24/02758/FP granted on 10.12.2025 for Redevelopment of existing care home and erection
16 Melbourn Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 7BZ
26/02873/DOC · registered 5 Nov 2026
Details reserved by condition 3 of Consent For Tree Works 26/00610/TPO granted 10.04.2026
37 Garden Fields Offley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 3DF
26/02691/FPH · registered 4 Nov 2026
Part two storey and part single storey rear extension. Installation of first floor rear window.
19 Payne End Sandon Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0QU
26/02872/TCA · registered 4 Nov 2026
T1 Ash Reduce back to fence line
Moss Rose Cottage Payne End Sandon Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0QU
26/02854/TCA · registered 4 Nov 2026
T2: Ash - Reduce height by 2m and shape
18 Dark Lane Sandon Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 0QT
26/02871/TCA · registered 4 Nov 2026
G1 Mix Trees - Reduce back to fence line
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Where North Hertfordshire District Council sits
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Nearby councils
- Luton Borough Council · 78% approved · 46 decided
- Bedford Borough Council · 100% approved · 14 decided
- Hertsmere Borough Council · 96% approved · 23 decided
- South Cambridgeshire District Council · 99% approved · 80 decided
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Questions people ask about North Hertfordshire District Council
- What is the planning approval rate in North Hertfordshire District Council?
- Of 50 decided applications we have read at North Hertfordshire District Council in the last two years, 98% were approved. Withdrawn and unclear outcomes are not counted. These are the applications we have read, not the council's full archive.
- How long does North Hertfordshire District Council take to decide a planning application?
- The typical time from validation to decision is 29 days, across 72 decisions we have read.
Where these figures come from
Worked out from 404 applications we have read from North Hertfordshire District Council's own public planning register, with decisions between 28 September 2026 and 5 November 2026. Last read 6 November 2026. A rate needs at least 10 decided applications. Withdrawn and unclear outcomes are not counted, and neither are discharges of conditions, minor amendments, certificates of lawfulness or prior-approval notices, which are not decisions on a scheme. These are the applications we have read, not the council's full archive. The council's own record is the official source — its planning register. Planning data is public sector information under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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