Planning committees across Hertfordshire are busy as ever, with plenty of applications and appeals coming through.
We've compiled a list of just some of the applications that are currently pending or have been approved in our areas.
Here are some that might have gone under the radar.
1. Plans approved for 43 new Hitchin homes
Developer Cala Homes has been given the green light to build the homes on land south of Oughtonhead Lane, with access from Lower Innings.
One hundred objections were received by the council from neighbours to the site, with concerns including increased traffic, strain on existing infrastructure, and loss of wildlife habitats.
However, the planning officer advising the council's Planning Control Committee said: "The development of the site would provide 43 new dwellings, 17 of which would be affordable homes.
"The proposal would therefore make a positive contribution to the delivery of homes within the district for the rest of the Local Plan period."
2. Controversial solar farm plans
A planning application for a solar farm on a 53.6 hectare field in the North Baldock Chalk Uplands in Bygrave was approved by North Herts Council's Planning Control Committee last week.
It means the developer can install between 80,000 and 95,000 solar panels on the site, which is within the setting of listed buildings and scheduled monuments, and is within an area of archaeological interest.
The plans have been met with widespread objection from members of the public, as well as Bygrave and Ashwell parish councils, former North East Herts MP Sir Oliver Heald, Bygrave Action Group and environmental charity CPRE.
Concerns include the visual impact on the landscape, loss of wildlife habitats, increased traffic and noise, and the loss of agricultural land.
3. Plans for EV charging hub
The proposal has been submitted to Dacorum Borough Council and would see the eastern end of Jarman Park come back to life, having been left dormant since the 1990s.
The purpose-built hub would allow 12 vehicles to be charged at once, making it the UK's largest facility of its kind.
Applicants Safestore say that the new site will create 30 permanent jobs as well as around 150 construction roles.
4. New Howard Centre business
Unit 32 has stood empty since the departure of Burton and Dorothy Perkins, but it finally looks set to have a new occupier.
A planning application has been submitted to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council by Black Sheep Coffee, which plans to subdivide the unit and create an outdoor terrace.
Black Sheep Coffee was founded in 2013, and has since expanded to more than 50 locations across the UK.
5. Welwyn Garden City shop expansion
A shop in Welwyn Garden City look set to expand after a planning application was submitted.
Plans for new signage and advertising cases at the One Stop store in Peartree Lane have been made to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council.
The proposals would see shop signs stretching across the full length of the building, rather than just above the current unit - suggesting One Stop will be expanding into the empty unit next door.
It has stood empty since March 9, when Boots decided to close the pharmacy that occupied the site, as part of plans to shut 300 stores across the UK.
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