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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/00177/TCA
Works to trees
6 New Manor Croft Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2FX
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00178/TCA
Works to trees
St Pauls CE VA Primary School The Common Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9BS
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00179/LDP
The proposal is to replace an existing timber sash window with French doors
Myrtle Cottage Chesham Road Wigginton Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6EH
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00180/FHA
Two storey side extension and single storey side extension, new front porch, internal alterations, removal of chimney and alterations to fenestration and external elevations.
42 Christchurch Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4EH
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00181/TCA
Works to trees
4 Kitsbury Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3EG
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00182/TPO
Works to trees
8 Fleming Drive Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8FG
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00183/FHA
Garage conversion and modifications to front elevation
95 Highfield Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5JE
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00184/LBC
Replacement roof using like for like materials.
North Barn Barnes Lane Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9LA
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00187/FHA
Upward extension to create a 3 storey dwelling
Fairways 24 Lockers Park Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1TH
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00188/FHA
3m rear extension (ground floor)
9 Hatfield Crescent Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6BY
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00189/FHA
Demolition of detached garage. Construction of front,side and rear extensions. Roof raised to create extra rooms. Provision for off street parking.
Heatherdale George Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2EW
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Awaiting final decision26/00190/FUL
Installation of a replacement floodlighting system consisting of 16no LED floodlights fitted to 4No. existing 18m columns
Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club Vauxhall Road Stadium Vauxhall Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4HW
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00191/TCA
Works to tree.
1 Pine Close Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3BZ
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00192/FHA
Raising of hip to gable roof form, construction of front and rear dormers, creation of a new window and internal alterations to form a bedroom within the roof space.
33 Egerton Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1DU
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00193/FHA
Demolition of garage and new side extension, new first floor with raised roof over new porch with altered window opening
57 Crouchfield Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1PD
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00194/FHA
Demolition of outbuilding. Two storey side and part single storey rear extension, front porch and new bay window
33 Highfield Road Wigginton Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6EB
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00195/TPO
Tree works
9 Beechcroft Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3BT
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00198/DRC
Details required by Condition 7 (parts 2-6) (Archaeology) attached to planning permission 25/02063/ROC.
1 Box Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DH
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00200/FHA
Two storey side extension
Woodside 4 Threefields Sheethanger Lane Felden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0BJ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00202/FUL
New two-bedroomed timber log cabin (residential use) within existing yard
West Leith Farm West Leith Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6JR
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00203/FHA
Part single, part two storey rear extension and velux window to existing rear roof slope
7 Regent Close Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8TP
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00205/DRC
Details as required by conditions i) and ii) of 3 (Contamination ) attached to planning permission 25/00719/FUL.
Barn Little Heath Lane Little Heath Berkhamsted Hertfordshire
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00206/FHA
Replacement conservatory roof and replacement glazing to sides and doorset.
9 Chapel Fields Wilstone Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4SL
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00207/FHA
Single storey side extension
14 Friars Walk Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4AY
Received 2 Feb 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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