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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/00212/TPO
Works to trees.
23 Oakwood Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3NQ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00213/FHA
Proposed single storey side part rear extension with associated internal and external works
83 Shrublands Avenue Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3JG
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00214/DRC
Details as required by condition 2 (BNG) and informative 2. attached to planning permission 24/02476/FUL
Westbrook Hay School London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RF
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00216/DRC
Details as required by Condition 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) attached to planning permission 25/02836/RET
Middle Bottom Field Dunstable Road Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00217/TCA
Works to tree
Applecroft Dudswell Lane Dudswell Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3TQ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00218/LDP
Alterations to front and side openings
Cloisters 21 The Chestnuts Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DZ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00219/FHA
Conversion of the detached garage to habitable accommodation and the construction of a glazed link extension connecting it to the main dwellinghouse.
8 Ashridge Cottages Nettleden Road Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1PW
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00220/LBC
Conversion of the detached garage to habitable accommodation and the construction of a glazed link extension connecting it to the main dwellinghouse.
8 Ashridge Cottages Nettleden Road Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1PW
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00221/FHA
Two storey front extension and single storey rear extension.
25 Pancake Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4NB
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00222/FHA
Proposed outbuilding ancillary to the main dwelling
44 Cuttsfield Terrace Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2AW
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00223/TCA
Works to trees
The Gables 13 Western Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4BE
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00224/ROC
Variation of Condition 3 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission 25/02873/FHA
Larch House 2 Redling Drive Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0RF
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00226/FHA
Construction of carport and store
Meadow Barn Crawleys Lane Wigginton Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6FF
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00229/TCA
Works to trees and felling of tree
5 Western Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4BE
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00230/LBC
Full internal and external decoration. new entrance doors. repairs to the flint barn. new door to flint barn. replacement rainwater goods to barn.
The Two Brewers Inn The Common Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9BS
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00231/FHA
Front porch and single storey side extension
34 Langley Avenue Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9NS
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00232/FHA
Replacement conservatory with Orangery
5 St Margarets Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BZ
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00233/LBC
Replacement conservatory with Orangery
5 St Margarets Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BZ
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00234/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/02269/FHA
18 College Close Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8DJ
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00235/LDP
Rear Loft Conversion. Removal of chimney to facilitate the construction of rear dormer and associated roof alterations.
Norton Cottage Stoney Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DP
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00236/DRC
Details required by Condition 10 (Tree Protection) attached to planning permission 24/02359/FUL
Chiltern Young Riders Motocross Track Shootersway Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3TY
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00237/TCA
Works to tree
2 St Johns Well Lane Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1HA
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00240/NMA
Non-material to planning permission 25/02044/FUL
Leverstock Green Lawn Tennis Club Grasmere Close Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8QZ
Received 4 Feb 2026 - With planning case officer26/00241/FUL
Creation of overflow car parking area.
P E Mead And Sons Farm Lower Icknield Way Wilstone Green Tring Hertfordshire
Received 4 Feb 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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