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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/00143/DRC
Details required by Condition 17 (Operational Hours of Car Park) attached to planning permission 23/02508/MFA
Haresfoot Farm (Commercial) Chesham Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2SU
Received 23 Jan 2026 - With planning case officer26/00144/DRC
Details as required by Condition 33 (Construction management plan) attached to planning permission 23/02034/MFA.
Land At Grange Farm Grange Farm Green Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00145/ROC
Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 22/00882/FHA
Greymantle Hempstead Road Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0HF
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00147/LDE
Garden shed , used for general storage , garden furniture and garden tools.
58 Hempstead Lane Potten End Hertfordshire HP4 2SD
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00148/LBC
Partial demolition of rear single storey extension. Internal reconfigurations.
1 Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BQ
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00149/TPO
Tree works
3 Cardy Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1RL
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00150/FHA
Ground floor rear infill extension, 1st floor front and rear extensions with raising of the ridge to the main roof.
Glyders Rossway Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3UD
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00151/FHA
Construction of 3 rear dormer windows in the rear elevation of the property in order to accommodate an additional bedroom, ensuite and stair access.
16 Farm End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4ZA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00152/FUL
Construction of a single-story building, to provide a Learning Lab and associated facilities, in connection with the adjacent Data Centre.
3A Blossom Way Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4ZB
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00153/FHA
Single storey rear extension and first floor rear extension
12 Railway Cottages Station Road Tring Station Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5QT
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00154/FHA
Construction of an indoor swimming pool, greenhouse and potting shed.
Norcott Hall Norcott Hill Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1LB
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00155/TPO
Fell trees
Cavendish Court London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9FH
Received 26 Jan 2026 - With planning case officer26/00156/DRA
Details as required by legal agreement S106 S2 5 (Post installation safety report for the Enhanced LAP) attached to planning permission 23/02178/MFA
LA6 Molyneaux Avenue Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00158/LDP
Installation of fire barriers and associated remedial works to the building envelope to enable a Fire safety Certificate to be issued for the building facade (Longman House, Grover House, Richardson House, Evans House, Blackwell House, Harrison House)
Longman House The Embankment Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00160/FHA
Demolition of existing attached outbuilding and replacement with single storey extension. Demolition of two storey wall and replacement with glazing. Installation of patio doors.
Cromer Wood Cottage Nettleden Road Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1PN
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00161/LBC
Replace External Front and Rear doors of the property
5 St Margarets Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BZ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00162/DRC
Details as required by condition 5 (contamination) attached to planning permission 23/02431/FUL
The Mansion Britwell Drive Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2GS
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00163/LDP
Single storey side extension
9 Icknield Green Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5HH
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00164/FHA
Single storey rear and side extensions. Rear Terrace. Rear dormer. Rooflights to front elevation.
146 George Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2EJ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00165/DRC
Details as required by condition 3d (contamination) and 4 (contamination part 2) attached to planning permission 24/01362/ROC (22/02990/FUL)
44 Wood Lane End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4QY
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00166/DRC
Details as required by condition 3 (soft landscaping) attached to planning permission 24/00755/FUL
19 Upper Ashlyns Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3BW
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00167/TCA
Works to trees
109 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2DG
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00169/LDP
Single storey side extension, demolition of existing wooden construction
Lochinvar Wharf Lane Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3TG
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00176/TPO
Works to trees
32 Lincoln Court Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3EN
Received 27 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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