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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00307/TCA
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5 Tring Road Wilstone Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4NU
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00308/FUL
Proposed high-efficiency air cooling and heating system. The system comprises 8 external condenser units and corresponding internal units.
Old Macdonald's Day Nursery Leverstock Green Church Of England Primary School Green Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4SA
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00309/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 25/01927/FHA
4 Rymill Close Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0JA
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00310/FHA
Loft conversion to create second floor accommodation with a small rear dormer and rooflights to the front and rear. Existing garage converted to habitable space with a new front window.
32 Green Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0HT
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00313/LDE
Lawful commencement of development pursuant to planning permission ref. 22/03613/FHA
4 Kennel Cottages Shendish Drive Leading From London Road Shendish Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0AB
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00315/LDE
Certificate of lawfulness for the occupation of Honeysuckle Barn as as unfettered dwelling (Class C3) without the restrictions imposed by planning permission 4/03481/15/MFA
Honeysuckle Barn Birch Lane Flaunden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0PT
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00316/LDP
Proposed hip-to-gable extensions; rear dormers; roof lights; front porch; removal of chimney, and; fenestration alterations.
110 Chipperfield Road Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9JD
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00317/FHA
Internal and external alterations to a Grade II listed dwelling, limited to the existing mid-20th-century kitchen extension.
The Old Malt House 11 High Street Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8PG
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00318/LBC
Internal and external alterations to a Grade II listed dwelling, limited to the existing mid-20th-century kitchen extension.
The Old Malt House 11 High Street Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8PG
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00319/DRC
Details as required by Conditions 9 (EV charging Point Provision) attached to planning permission 21/0295/FUL
Land To R/O Wigginton Garage Chesham Road Wigginton Hertfordshire HP23 6EJ
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00320/DRC
Details required by Condition 5 (EV Charging) attached to planning permission 21/02912/FUL
Wigginton Garage Chesham Road Wigginton Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6EJ
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00321/HPA
Single-storey rear extension measuring 6.00m deep with a maximum height of 3.00m and a maximum eaves height of 3.00m
58 St Albans Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4BA
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00322/HPA
Single-storey rear extension measuring 3.50m deep with a maximum height of 3.90m and a maximum eaves height of 2.75m
5 Olivers Close Potten End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2SL
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00326/FHA
Proposed side and rear extensions together with other alterations to existing dwelling
Cloverleaf Chapel Croft Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9DR
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00327/FUL
Installation of an automatic prescription dispensary machine and associated access ramp
Rothschild House Surgery Chapel Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6PU
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00328/DRC
Details as required by conditions 3 (Remove buildings) 6 (landscaping) 7 (contamination) attached to planning permission 25/02023/FUL
Darley Ash Farm Chipperfield Road Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0JW
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00329/NMA
Non material amendment attached to planning permission 24/01952/FUL
The Mansion Britwell Drive Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2GS
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00330/FHA
Construction of a replacement garage
12 Lockers Park Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1TH
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00332/FHA
Single storey rear extension
River Hall Cottage Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HN
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00333/DRC
Details as required for the partial discharge of Condition 13 (Contamination) attached to planning permission 4/03266/18/MFA with respect to phases 1A, 1B, 2, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B and 5 (as detailed on the approved phasing plan (Condition 3) (ref: 24/01210/DRC).
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00334/ROC
Variation of Condition 4 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission 25/01119/FUL
Old Byways House Byways Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2GF
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00335/TCA
Fell tree
Rose Farm House The Common Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9BY
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00336/FUL
Removal of a section of existing timber fencing along the school boundary and construction of new timber fencing to improve security and address public safety concerns.
Berkhamsted School Kings Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00337/FHA
Relocate existing front door to side elevation. New window opening created; covered porch; Single storey side extension; rear single storey extension; pergola over patio; loft extension. New glazing throughout. Widen existing dropped kerb
11 Wick Road Wigginton Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6EL
Received 13 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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