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Dacorum Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Dacorum Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,665Searchable applications
53Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 1,275 approved or refused records
155Refused applications
1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and developmentContact planning Planning and development contactsLocal plan New Dacorum Local Plan (to 2041)Pre-application advice Pre-application advice and general queriesConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions - employment and town centre areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.appeals@dacorum.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanning.enforcement@dacorum.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Granted26/00046/DRC
Details required by Condition 4 (Travel Plan report) attached to planning permission 24/01540/ROC
The Hub Paradise Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00047/RET
Change of Use of Land from Agricultural to a mixed Agricultural and Equestrian Use
Land At Church Road Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00048/FHA
Internal and external alterations including internal reconfiguration, alterations to the existing kitchen extension to form a vaulted ceiling, installation of rooflights, widening of an existing garden-facing door opening, and associated works.
The Old Malt House 11 High Street Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8PG
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00049/LBC
Internal and external alterations including internal reconfiguration, alterations to the existing kitchen extension to form a vaulted ceiling, installation of rooflights, widening of an existing garden-facing door opening, and associated works.
The Old Malt House 11 High Street Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8PG
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00050/FHA
Construction of detached garage and store
Heatherdale George Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2EW
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00051/FHA
Single storey rear kitchen extension.
10 Queens Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3HU
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00052/RET
Continued use of Year 5 & 6 classroom
Aldbury Junior School Stocks Road Aldbury Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5RT
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00053/FHA
Single storey rear extension, rear porch, enclosure of existing entrance porch and alterations to front elevation
15 Castle Hill Avenue Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1HJ
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00054/TCA
Works to trees
15 The Back Potten End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2QS
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00056/LDP
Loft conversion with rear dormer, three front rooflights, and removal of chimney.
48 Ritcroft Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8PF
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00057/APA
Conversion of Agricultural barns to 2x residential dwellings.
Barn Land East Of Kings Lane And South Of Langley Road Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00059/LDP
Construction of a flat roof garden room
27 St Marys Avenue Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3RW
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00062/FHA
Single storey rear extension, with extension of patio space. Addition of a small front porch and addition of solar panels.
29 Parsons Close Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8EB
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00063/FHA
Porch and garage extension, raising existing garage roof, removal of chimney and replacement windows, doors and gutters.
Corners 26A Charles Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6BD
Received 13 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00064/LDP
Construction of fence.
Old Cheshire Cottage Homefield Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0HU
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00065/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 25/00400/FHA
6 Cobb Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3LE
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00066/DRC
Details required by Condition 7 (BNG) attached to planning permission 24/02214/MFA
Land Off Tring Road Wilstone Hertfordshire Hertfordshire
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00067/TCA
Works to trees
Saddlebow The Common Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9BL
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00069/TCA
Works to trees
9 Boxwell Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3EX
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00072/TCA
Works to trees.
24 Charles Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3DG
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00074/DRC
Details as required by conditions 21 (a) and (f) ( Written Scheme of Investigation for Archaeological Evaluation) attached to planning permission 25/01334/FUL
Acorn Lodge London Road Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HB
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00076/TPO
Fell tree
4 The Sonnets Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3RS
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00079/TCA
Fell tree.
44 Station Road Long Marston Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4QS
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00080/FHA
Loft conversion
29 Beaumayes Close Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1SW
Received 15 Jan 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
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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