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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Dacorum Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Apr 2018 to 21 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
1 Hyde Farm Bungalows Longcroft Lane Felden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0BN
Received 10 Dec 2025The Woodlands Wayside Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9JJ
Received 9 Dec 2025Pilgrim Cottage Church Road Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1NZ
Received 10 Dec 2025Land Adjacent To Kingsway London Road Bourne End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 10 Dec 2025Children's Air Ambulance 2 Bridge Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1EF
Received 10 Dec 2025Whippendell Lodge Langley Road Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9JQ
Received 10 Dec 2025Courtwycks Stables Hemp Lane Wigginton Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6HE
Received 10 Dec 2025Amberley Roe End Lane Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8AQ
Received 11 Dec 2025Amberley Roe End Lane Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8AQ
Received 11 Dec 202526 Oakwood Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3NQ
Received 10 Dec 20253 Albion Mews Belswains Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9PP
Received 10 Dec 2025Holly Tree Cottage Long Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0PZ
Received 11 Dec 2025Two Bays Long Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0NE
Received 11 Dec 20257 The Laurels Potten End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2SP
Received 11 Dec 2025109 George Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2EJ
Received 12 Dec 2025Faxton 85 - 87 Langley Hill Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9HJ
Received 11 Dec 2025Land At Bulbourne Road Grove Road Tring Hertfordshire
Received 11 Dec 2025Hollybush Lodge Roe End Lane Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8AH
Received 12 Dec 2025Hollybush Lodge Roe End Lane Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8AH
Received 12 Dec 20256 Blossom Way Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4ZB
Received 15 Dec 2025100 - 104 Piccotts End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3AT
Received 15 Dec 2025100 - 104 Piccotts End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3AT
Received 15 Dec 2025Little Hay Golf Complex Box Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DT
Received 15 Dec 2025103 Miswell Lane Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4EX
Received 15 Dec 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Dacorum Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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