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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/00273/DRC
Details as required by condition 2 part a) and b) (Contamination) attached to planning permision 25/01552/APA
Shevington Venus Hill Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0PG
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00276/ADV
3 No. internally illuminated signs, located on the west and east elevations; 2 No. non-illuminated signs, located on the west elevation; 1 No. part internally illuminated totem sign, to be located at the entrance of the site at Tudor Road
Safestore Land North Of Jarman Centre Jarman Way Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00278/SCE
Screening opinion request
Haslam Playing Field Shootersway Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3NG
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00279/FUL
Installation of a fume extract on the roof of the main teaching block (Block EFAB) .
Hemel Hempstead School Heath Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1TX
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00280/FHA
Removal of existing conservatory, construction of 2-storey wrap-around side/rear extension, single storey rear extension, removal of section of front boundary wall and widening of dropped kerb.
68 Kitsbury Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3EG
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00281/LDP
New fencing and gates
Playing Fields Chesham Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00282/FHA
Loft conversion with rear dormer window and side rooflights
12 Cedar Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2LA
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00283/FHA
Double storey rear extension, alterations to fenestration, replacement front porch and cladding to external walls.
9 Castle Hill Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1HE
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00284/FUL
Single storey extension, enclosure of existing veranda, and creation of new veranda
Chipperfield Football Club Queen Street Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00285/FUL
Loft conversion with 2 new front dormers and approved dormer to rear roof.
123A Lawn Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9HS
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00286/TCA
Works to trees
6 Mansion Drive Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5BD
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00287/TPO
Works to trees
14 Okeford Close Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4AJ
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00289/FHA
Removal of existing front hedge, construction of brick and timber slatt front boundary wall, removal of existing forecourt block paving and laying of permeable resin bonded gravel surfacing.
30 Crossways Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8PU
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00290/FUL
Refurbishment of the residential property including replacement of external timber windows. Cracked render removed and renewed. Ad hoc replacement of damaged roof tile . External timber elements will be redecorated.
St Georges House Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2DW
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00291/FHA
Demolition of existing conservatory, construction of single storey rear extension and conversion of loft to habitable accommodation incl one rear dormer and 3no front roof lights.
18 Church Street Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0LU
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00292/DRC
Details required by Conditions 4 (Landscaping), 5 (BNG) and 7 (Drainage) attached to planning permission 25/01194/FUL.
Land On Northwest Side Of Green Lane Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00293/TCA
Works to trees
The Traction Engine Shed Nettleden Road North Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1PL
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00294/TCA
Works to trees
21 Tring Road Wilstone Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4NU
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00295/DRC
Details required by Conditions 3 (parts a,b,c) (Contaminated Land 1) attached to planning permission 25/01165/FUL
Hillside Potten End Hill Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BN
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00296/FHA
Single storey side extension and associated internal alterations.
56 High Ridge Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0AU
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00299/TPO
Felling of English Oak tree
30A Chipperfield Road Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0JW
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00303/TPO
Works to trees
1 Heron Close Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9SU
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00305/FHA
Construction of a single storey garden room
3 Headlands Drive Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2PG
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00306/NMA
Non material amendment attached to planning permission 24/00803/FHA
Moneybury Cottage Moneybury Hill Ashridge Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1LX
Received 11 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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