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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00081/FHA
Single storey front, two storey rear and wrap round single storey side extensions. Alternations to roof including removal of chimney stack and dutch gable detail. Alterations to existing doors, windows and external elevations. Construction of garage.
130 Chipperfield Road Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9JD
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00082/TCA
Tree works
32 Lincoln Court Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3EN
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00084/LBC
House room relocation and associated works
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00085/LBC
Deans Hall House room relocation and associated works
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00086/TCA
Tree works
The Traction Engine Shed Nettleden Road North Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1PL
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00087/FHA
Part single part two storey side and rear extension, single storey front extension
72 Victoria Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2JS
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00088/HPA
Single storey rear extension with flat roof and skylights
13 Tower Hill Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9LJ
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00089/FUL
Construction of new 2 bedroom dwelling attached to existing flats 24/24a. Single storey rear extension and alterations to windows at no.24
24 & 24A Parr Crescent Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7LL
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00090/RET
Installation of three external air conditioning units.
Mydentist Orbital House Park View Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3EY
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00091/FHA
Demolition of existing rear single storey outbuilding. Construction of new enlarged outbuilding in its place
Brook Cottage Bank Mill Lane Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2NS
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00093/ROC
Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans) & 3 (Materials) attached to planning permission 24/02671/FUL
199 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1AW
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00094/DRC
Details required by Condition 9 (Highway Implementation) attached to planning permission 25/01832/ROC
Green Bloom Nursery Chipperfield Road Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0JN
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00095/ADV
New LLoyds banking signage
198 Marlowes Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1BH
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00096/FHA
Loft conversion with rear dormer and two front rooflights. Single storey rear extension. Alterations to front ground floor window and solar panels.
2 Little Heath Cottages Little Heath Lane Little Heath Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2RT
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00099/ADV
New fascia signage; Panels (printed wood effect only to ACM panel); Lettering (super-imposed acrylic); overhead trough lighting.
Markyate Post Office 66 - 68 High Street Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HZ
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00100/FHA
Carport to existing allocated car park hard standing.
3 The Old Stables Shantock Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0NN
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00101/ROC
Variation of conditions 1 (approved plans) and 2 (tented structure and outdoor kitchen/bar) attached to planning permissions 25/02446/RET
The Boot Tower Hill Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9LN
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00103/FHA
Demolition of existing garage structure and the construction of a new single storey garden room.
17 St Albans Hill Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9NG
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00104/LBC
Proposed installation of roof guards to gutters & hoppers of Walter Rothschild Museum building.
Natural History Museum Akeman Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6AP
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00105/LDP
Proposed metal vehicular gates, brick piers, and a pedestrian side door. Installation of 1.0-metre high timber flanking posts and creation of permeable gravel driveway and visitor parking bay.
Roseheath Wood Bullbeggars Lane Potten End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2RS
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00106/FUL
Installing steel supports to shore up the first floor of the beater house. Installing scaffolding to give access to the upper pulper floor roof, the duster room roof and the beater house roof. Installation of the the upper pulper floor roof cladding and gutters. Removal of internal asbestos cladding from the beater house. Removal of corregated asbestos roof cladding from the duster room. Installation of wooden props to support roof trusses and beams with obvious degradation.
Apsley Paper Trail Frogmore Mill Fourdrinier Way Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9RY
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00107/LBC
Installing steel supports to shore up the first floor of the beater house. Installing scaffolding to give access to the upper pulper floor roof, the duster room roof and the beater house roof. Installation of the the upper pulper floor roof cladding and gutters. Removal of internal asbestos cladding from the beater house. Removal of corregated asbestos roof cladding from the duster room. Installation of wooden props to support roof trusses and beams with obvious degradation.
Apsley Paper Trail Frogmore Mill Fourdrinier Way Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9RY
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00108/LDP
Demolition of existing gates with flanking walls and the construction of 1.0-metre high brick walls at the property entrance.
Roseheath Wood Bullbeggars Lane Potten End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2RS
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00109/DRC
Details as required by condition 3 (External finishes) attached to planning permission 25/00412/FHA) granted on appeal APP/A1910/D/25/3369299
Tudor Lodge Ringshall Drive Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1NU
Received 19 Jan 2026
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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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