Hertsmere planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Hertsmere Borough Council, updated daily. Hertsmere Borough Council received 387 planning applications in the last 90 days, 9 of them major schemes. 88% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 56 days.
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Recent applications in Hertsmere
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Battle Axes Inn Butterfly Lane Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3AD
Two-storey pub extension and car park expansion, Elstree, full application. Adds 322 sqm of single and two-storey extensions with elevational changes and landscaping to an existing inn. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing, glazing and hard landscaping for the car park extension are open to regional…
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186 - 244 Aycliffe Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Roof and balcony refurbishment to Aycliffe Road flats, Borehamwood. Pitched roof additions, re-roofing, chimney removal and new balcony railings on an existing block, at full application. Roofing, scaffolding and steel railing packages are open to specialists, with chimney demolition early.
Roof repairRoofingDemolition
Block At 122 - 132 Aycliffe Road Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Flat block roof and balcony refurbishment, Borehamwood, full application stage. Adds pitched roofs over stairwell flat roofs, re-covers the roof, removes chimneys and replaces balcony railings on existing flats. Roofing contractors, scaffold access specialists and metalwork fabricators for railings…
Roof repairRoofingDemolition
46 London Road Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 9DY
Single detached dwelling on subdivided plot, Shenley. Demolishes a garage to build a two-storey home with new crossover and hardstanding, at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and roofing lead, with paving and drainage packages for the front boundary.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
3 - 5 Beech Drive Borehamwood Hertfordshire
Twin loft conversions with ridge raise, Borehamwood. Full application to convert two adjoining lofts, adding four rear dormers and eight front rooflights. Roof structure, steel for the raised ridge, dormer joinery and rooflight glazing are open to local roofers and joiners.
RoofingSteelJoinery
Garages Rear Of 221 Ashwood Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire
Single new dwelling replacing garages, Potters Bar, full application. Seven lock-up garages demolished to make way for one dwellinghouse with garden and off-street parking on a 0.02ha plot. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork packages lead, with drainage and roofing to follow for a local small…
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14 Watford Road Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8LD
Eight-flat Radlett scheme variation adding basement gym and garage conversion. Enlarges the basement for a gym and sauna and converts the front garage, at variation stage. Basement excavation, waterproofing and sauna M&E packages are open to specialist subcontractors.
GroundworksSteelDamp proofing
130 Mill Way Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2AQ
Multi-element householder scheme, Bushey, Hertfordshire. Adds rear extension, porch, garage extension, outbuilding and loft conversion with rear dormer, at full application. Roofing, dormer joinery, glazing and brickwork packages lead for local subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
138 Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AF
Commercial shopfront and kitchen extraction scheme with rear extension, Potters Bar, full application stage. Adds a 92 sqm single-storey rear extension and reworks the shopfront at full application stage. Steel staircase relocation, shopfront glazing and extraction ductwork are the packages for…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
54 Mount Grace Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1RB
Two-storey householder extension and loft conversion, Potters Bar. Adds two-storey front and rear extensions, a raised roof with dormers and solar panels, at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, steel and glazing subcontractors have work, with solar installers on the roof.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
36 Elm Walk Radlett Hertfordshire WD7 8DP
Hertsmere householder scheme: first-floor front, loft conversion and hip-to-gable roof, full stage. Adds a first-floor front extension and loft room with rear dormer to a Radlett house at full stage. Roofing, steel and joinery subcontractors gain most from the hip-to-gable and dormer work.
RoofingSteelJoinery
174 Darkes Lane Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1AF
Aluminium pergola with louvred roof and glazed screens, Potters Bar. Adds a 21 sqm covered outdoor seating structure to an existing front seating area at full planning stage. Glazing and aluminium framing are the packages for specialist installers, with footings and louvre fit-up to follow.
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Flat 1 Wentworth The Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2LL
Single-storey rear extension to a ground-floor flat in Bushey, Hertsmere. Adds rear living space to an existing flat at full planning stage. Brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local builders, with steel over any new opening.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
74 Cranborne Road Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3AJ
Householder variation swapping render for cladding, Potters Bar. Amends the consented 21/2038/HSE house scheme to alter the roof, garden openings and external finish at amendment stage. Facade replacement, roofing and glazing packages open here, in a market priced near twice the national average.
RoofingFaçade repairGlazing
30 Farm Way Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 3SS
Two-storey side and rear extension with loft conversion, Bushey, full application. Adds a two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension, loft room and rear dormer to an existing house. Brickwork, roof structure, steel over new openings and replacement glazing suit local trade…
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Planning appeals in Hertsmere Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Hertsmere Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Hertsmere Borough Council, raw rate
38.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.9%
national rates applied to this caseload
7.5 percentage points above expected. Hertsmere Borough Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
512 appeals counted, 492 judged either way (189 allowed, 303 dismissed), 20 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 41.3% | 28.8% | 224 | 223 | 92 |
| Householder (HAS) | 35.6% | 35.6% | 200 | 194 | 69 |
| Enforcement Notice | 43.3% | 13.5% | 38 | 30 | 13 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 32.1% | 36.9% | 31 | 28 | 9 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 62.5% | 25% | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 0% | 20.6% | 5 | 5 | 0 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Replacement Notice | Too few judged | 31.9% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Hertsmere Borough Council
Developer contributions at Hertsmere Borough Council
Developers pay into planning obligations and the Community Infrastructure Levy at Hertsmere Borough Council, each sum tied to a purpose in the agreement.
Available is the register's own figure: money banked against a purpose in a signed agreement and not yet paid out. Councils differ on whether it excludes earmarked sums.
| Purpose | Collected | Available |
|---|---|---|
| CIL (unallocated receipts) | £28,943,821 | £25,774,092 |
| Affordable housing | £11,224,965 | £9,039,782 |
| Highways and transport | £1,624,199 | £1,132,633 |
| Open space and play | £3,971,800 | £828,204 |
| Flood and drainage | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| Monitoring and administration | £1,795,012 | £345,182 |
| Carbon and energy | £314,200 | £314,700 |
| Libraries and culture | £604,854 | £262,779 |
| Biodiversity and ecology | £279,050 | £61,269 |
| Community safety | £54,599 | £35,141 |
| Health and social care | £28,432 | £28,986 |
| Education | £21,074 | £21,136 |
| Air quality | £141,759 | None |
| Other local categories | £892,129 | £169,908 |
Source: Hertsmere Borough Council's Community Infrastructure Levy register and Hertsmere Borough Council's Section 106 register, read on 3 November 2026. Figures are the whole of each register as published on that date, not a recent period. Our collected totals match each register’s own published total exactly. Purposes are grouped from the council's own wording.
Affordable housing grant in Hertsmere Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Affordable rent23 homes
- Shared ownership23 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Hertsmere Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder86% (384 decided)
- other88% (156 decided)
- residential76% (67 decided)
- commercial94% (31 decided)
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