East Hertfordshire planning appeals
Inspectors allowed 39% of the planning appeals decided against East Hertfordshire, 9 points above the England figure of 31%.
That ranks East Hertfordshire 38 of 195 English councils with at least 20 appeals decided, counting from the most often overturned.
What this means if you are objecting
A refusal here is overturned more often than in most of England, so a developer refused by East Hertfordshire has better than average odds on appeal. That is an argument for making your objection rest on the adopted local plan rather than on amenity alone, because policy conflict is what survives an inspector reading the file.
Householder appeals
39 householder appeals were decided against East Hertfordshire, with 44% allowed. These are extensions, loft conversions and the like, and they are decided under a faster procedure than a full planning appeal.
Against the rest of East of England
Across East of England, inspectors allowed 28% of planning appeals on average. East Hertfordshire is a shire district.
Other councils in East of England
- Basildon50% (14/28)
- Chelmsford44% (19/43)
- Castle Point43% (10/23)
- Maldon38% (18/47)
- Three Rivers35% (7/20)
- Watford35% (8/23)
- North Hertfordshire33% (8/24)
- Southend-on-Sea City Council33% (16/48)
Objecting to an application in East Hertfordshire?
Enter the planning reference and we will check the designations on the site, the adopted local plan and the applicant's own documents, then tell you which grounds you actually have. That part is free.
Check my grounds, freeFigures cover April 2025 to March 2026 and come from the Planning Inspectorate, Decisions by LPA and decision maker, published under the Open Government Licence. Section 78 planning appeals only. “Allowed” means the inspector granted permission the council had refused. Source data.