New Build approval rate in East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire approved 62.5% of new build applications, based on 1,305 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
62.5%
new build approval rate
1,305
New Build decisions
816
Approved
489
Refused
74.6%
East Hertfordshire overall
New Build applications are refused more often than the East Hertfordshire average (74.6%), suggesting the council scrutinises these projects more closely.
How new build compares in East Hertfordshire
New Build
62.5%
East Hertfordshire all applications
74.6%
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Other project types in East Hertfordshire
78.8%
71.4%
74.2%
74.1%
74.4%
82.7%
75.1%
75.5%
75.4%
78.1%
64.2%
73.2%
71.0%
63.4%
70.0%