Planning Applications in
Hertsmere
Hertsmere is part of the East region. Search any postcode in Hertsmere to see recent planning applications near you — including extensions, new builds, demolitions, and change of use applications.
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Planning Application Types in Hertsmere
Based on 1350 applications tracked between 2025-10-05 and 2026-10-27.
Full
33% of all applications
Householder
24% of all applications
Certificate of Lawfulness
12% of all applications
Demolition
10% of all applications
Tree Works
7% of all applications
Non-Material Amendment
4% of all applications
Hertsmere Planning Statistics
Data period: 2025-10-05 to 2026-10-27 · Updated 28 October 2026
What PlanWatch Is Tracking in Hertsmere
PlanWatch currently holds 1,350 Hertsmere planning records across 668 unique postcode locations, with tracked application dates from 2025-10-05 to 2026-10-27. The most common categories in this dataset are Full (448), Householder (318), Certificate of Lawfulness (164).
Use this page to start with a postcode search, then open the official council record for the decision notice, drawings, consultation deadline and any later conditions. That matters because a short application description rarely shows the details neighbours and buyers care about: side windows, roof forms, access, drainage, tree works, opening hours or amended plans.
Recent Planning Applications in Hertsmere
Latest applications submitted to Hertsmere council.
Mixed species (G1) - Including cherry laurel, lilac, buddleia, holly and privet. The lower portion of the hedge shall be pruned back to the boundary line to provide a minimum clear headroom of 2.4m above the finished surface of the public footpath. All low-hanging branches and lateral growth shall be pruned as to achieve the required clearance.
Bushey House Care Home High Street Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1QN
Horse Chestnut (T11) - Crown reduce by 2 metres in height and 1.5 metres in spread, leaving a finished height of 8 metres and a finished spread on all aspects of 3 metres, leaving a balanced crown. Pruning cuts to be made back to a suitable branch junction and no larger than 30% of the diameter of the parent branch.
Bushey House Care Home High Street Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 1QN
A1: x3 large ash tree in the grounds of the church yard, the three trees are at the rear gardens of 85 and 89 Blanche lane. The trees are approximately 70 ft high, there is no plan to reduce the height of the trees they would like the lateral overhanging branches reduced by approximetley 2-3 meters in length cut back to suitable growth points, still leaving a good 2-3 meters of the lateral branches in place. Due to the trees location within the churchyard it would be far easier to view them from numbers 89 and 85 Blanche Lane because of the dense undergrowth (number 85 has a side access to the left of the property for access)
St Giles Church Blanche Lane South Mimms Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 3PE
Construction of single-storey and two-storey extensions, proposed elevational changes and associated landscaping, including the extension of the car park.
Battle Axes Inn Butterfly Lane Elstree Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 3AD
Single storey rear extension.
Flat 1 Wentworth The Avenue Bushey Hertfordshire WD23 2LL
Official Planning Portal
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Visit Hertsmere planning portal →Objecting to a Planning Application in Hertsmere
Hertsmere Council can only weigh objections that raise a material planning consideration. Personal disputes, loss of a view and property value are not material and are set aside. These are the grounds that do count, with what Hertsmere's planning officers will expect you to evidence for each.
Then write the objection letter, or check what counts as a material consideration before you start. Objections normally have to reach Hertsmere Council inside the 21-day consultation window.
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Data Sources
- Planning application data: planning.data.gov.uk
- Hertsmere council planning portal — www6.hertsmere.gov.uk
- Planning Inspectorate (PINS) appeal decisions
- Data last refreshed: 28 October 2026
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