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North Hertfordshire planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

71.3%

106th of 297

8.6 points faster than England

Granted

93.8%

116th of 297

3.3 points higher than England

Extension of time

22.4%

75th of 297

9.9 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

585

North Hertfordshire decided 585 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 93.8%.

71.3% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (106th of 297 for speed).

A further 22.4% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

Of 5 householder appeals decided in the same period, 0.0% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

North Hertfordshire against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	85.2%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	85.1%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	84.7%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	81.4%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	89.7%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	93.7%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	92.4%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	92.9%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	92.5%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	87.2%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	92.7%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	91.4%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	90.2%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	86.8%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	90.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	95.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	97.0%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	94.3%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	93.3%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	90.2%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	92.1%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	91.2%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	85.2%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	91.5%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	82.1%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	89.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	83.4%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	84.8%	3.5%	82.1%
2015 Q1	82.6%	6.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	79.3%	8.3%	80.6%
2015 Q3	84.0%	9.4%	79.2%
2015 Q4	81.8%	9.4%	80.0%
2016 Q1	79.2%	12.4%	78.3%
2016 Q2	83.1%	9.4%	79.8%
2016 Q3	80.8%	14.2%	77.7%
2016 Q4	82.4%	14.6%	78.0%
2017 Q1	80.7%	17.8%	77.3%
2017 Q2	77.4%	17.0%	78.5%
2017 Q3	73.8%	18.0%	76.1%
2017 Q4	70.7%	16.5%	77.1%
2018 Q1	45.7%	35.2%	73.7%
2018 Q2	64.8%	26.1%	74.0%
2018 Q3	74.2%	19.9%	72.7%
2018 Q4	73.2%	17.1%	72.7%
2019 Q1	74.2%	19.9%	69.9%
2019 Q2	75.4%	21.1%	72.1%
2019 Q3	72.0%	20.9%	69.6%
2019 Q4	69.6%	25.6%	71.5%
2020 Q1	71.4%	24.6%	68.4%
2020 Q2	76.0%	19.9%	63.9%
2020 Q3	79.4%	18.2%	63.8%
2020 Q4	73.8%	19.3%	65.3%
2021 Q1	65.3%	24.2%	59.4%
2021 Q2	53.1%	11.6%	58.4%
2021 Q3	47.2%	5.2%	53.1%
2021 Q4	59.7%	6.0%	53.0%
2022 Q1	61.2%	24.8%	51.6%
2022 Q2	74.0%	24.2%	56.0%
2022 Q3	65.7%	32.3%	53.3%
2022 Q4	64.6%	32.3%	54.1%
2023 Q1	56.0%	42.9%	53.5%
2023 Q2	65.8%	32.6%	58.5%
2023 Q3	72.2%	26.1%	59.0%
2023 Q4	71.5%	25.8%	59.8%
2024 Q1	62.2%	34.1%	58.8%
2024 Q2	67.2%	31.7%	64.4%
2024 Q3	83.8%	11.5%	64.2%
2024 Q4	70.8%	25.0%	65.6%
2025 Q1	55.0%	32.9%	62.1%
2025 Q2	68.0%	23.7%	65.0%
2025 Q3	73.5%	23.8%	62.5%
2025 Q4	66.7%	25.0%	64.7%
2026 Q1	69.9%	19.6%	60.6%
2026 Q2	75.5%	20.9%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

North Hertfordshire against England

North Hertfordshire
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	North Hertfordshire	England
2008 Q1	86.3%	85.1%
2008 Q2	92.8%	86.1%
2008 Q3	91.4%	86.3%
2008 Q4	89.4%	85.3%
2009 Q1	88.9%	85.9%
2009 Q2	86.7%	86.8%
2009 Q3	91.9%	87.4%
2009 Q4	94.3%	86.9%
2010 Q1	90.8%	87.0%
2010 Q2	93.9%	88.0%
2010 Q3	92.1%	87.7%
2010 Q4	94.4%	87.5%
2011 Q1	96.2%	87.9%
2011 Q2	95.3%	88.5%
2011 Q3	95.7%	88.3%
2011 Q4	93.6%	88.3%
2012 Q1	96.2%	88.2%
2012 Q2	97.7%	89.2%
2012 Q3	94.0%	89.0%
2012 Q4	96.2%	88.9%
2013 Q1	93.7%	89.8%
2013 Q2	93.8%	90.6%
2013 Q3	94.5%	90.3%
2013 Q4	96.1%	89.6%
2014 Q1	94.0%	89.8%
2014 Q2	96.7%	90.5%
2014 Q3	97.1%	90.0%
2014 Q4	95.9%	89.2%
2015 Q1	93.5%	89.3%
2015 Q2	92.2%	90.2%
2015 Q3	96.7%	90.0%
2015 Q4	93.9%	89.2%
2016 Q1	94.4%	90.0%
2016 Q2	98.1%	90.3%
2016 Q3	95.4%	90.2%
2016 Q4	96.0%	89.7%
2017 Q1	95.9%	89.9%
2017 Q2	97.6%	90.5%
2017 Q3	92.7%	90.0%
2017 Q4	93.3%	90.1%
2018 Q1	96.3%	90.5%
2018 Q2	96.1%	91.0%
2018 Q3	94.1%	91.2%
2018 Q4	95.6%	90.5%
2019 Q1	96.2%	90.3%
2019 Q2	98.0%	91.0%
2019 Q3	97.8%	90.6%
2019 Q4	94.0%	89.8%
2020 Q1	96.6%	89.9%
2020 Q2	95.9%	90.2%
2020 Q3	98.2%	90.6%
2020 Q4	97.0%	90.3%
2021 Q1	94.5%	90.9%
2021 Q2	95.8%	91.2%
2021 Q3	93.1%	91.0%
2021 Q4	95.6%	90.1%
2022 Q1	95.9%	90.0%
2022 Q2	96.5%	90.4%
2022 Q3	96.0%	89.8%
2022 Q4	96.8%	89.4%
2023 Q1	95.1%	89.3%
2023 Q2	93.3%	89.2%
2023 Q3	94.4%	88.6%
2023 Q4	92.7%	88.2%
2024 Q1	88.9%	88.2%
2024 Q2	92.1%	89.1%
2024 Q3	91.9%	89.4%
2024 Q4	92.5%	88.6%
2025 Q1	88.6%	89.3%
2025 Q2	95.0%	90.4%
2025 Q3	96.6%	90.1%
2025 Q4	95.5%	90.1%
2026 Q1	91.6%	90.6%
2026 Q2	91.4%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks71.3%
8 to 13 weeks5.0%
13 to 26 weeks1.2%
Over 26 weeks0.2%
Extension of time agreed22.4%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	417
8 to 13 weeks	29
13 to 26 weeks	7
Over 26 weeks	1
Extension of time agreed	131

Appeals

Decided: 5
Allowed: 0.0%
Median wait: 7 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

North Hertfordshire has published 44 conservation areas.
North Hertfordshire has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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