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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/00338/FHA
Removal of existing small single-storey rear extension and construction of new single-storey rear and side extensions, with associated fenestration works.
Knoll Cottage Astrope Lane Astrope Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4PN
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00339/FHA
Proposed conversion of garage to habitable space and alterations to fenestration
3 Kendale Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8NN
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00340/FUL
Construction of dwelling house
Land At Ashlyns Grove Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2GE
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00342/FHA
Single storey front extension
187 Claymore Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6LS
Received 16 Feb 2026 - With planning case officer26/00343/ROC
Removal of condition 2 (occupation of dwelling) attached to planning permission 4/00309/09/FUL
The Log House Game Farm Maple Hill Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0NL
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00344/LBC
Replacement external doors
235 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1AB
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00345/DRC
Details as required by conditions 2 (Fire Access Arrangements); 3 (Compliance Statement NATS and MOD); 4 and 6 (Flood Risk Statement); 5 (Drainage Statement); 7 (Construction Management Plan) attached to planning permission 24/02031/UPAC.
High Trees Hillfield Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4AA
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00346/FHA
Demolition of existing conservatory & construction of single storey side extension
11 Moorland Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1NQ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00347/FHA
Two storey side extension and rear alterations to bay window and replacement windows .
Questers The Common Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2QB
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00348/LDP
Single storey rear extension, measuring 3m depth, 6.74m wide, and 3m maximum roof height.
6 Turners Hill Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4LD
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00349/DRC
Details as required by conditions 6 (CMP) and 7 (Arboricultural Method statement) attached to planning permission 25/00764/FUL
St Lawrence Church Church Street Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0HS
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00350/FHA
Ground floor extension to the rear of the property.
17 Fishery Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1NB
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00351/TCA
Works to trees
Greenbanks Toms Hill Road Aldbury Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5SA
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00352/HPA
Single-storey rear extension measuring 8.00m deep with a maximum height of 4.00m and a maximum eaves height of 2.60m
Norton Cottage Stoney Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DP
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00355/FHA
Demolition of existing conservatory and single storey rear extension including amendments to existing fenestration.
2 Beechwood Park Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DY
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00356/ROC
Removal of condition 6 (Permitted development) attached to planning permission 25/00774/FUL
The Cow Shed Tenements Farm Tower Hill Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00357/HPA
Single storey rear extension measuring 5.50m deep with a maximum ridge height of 3.00m and a maximum eaves height of 3.00m
28 Great Whites Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9LH
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00358/DRC
Details required by Condition 3 (Access) attached to planning permission 25/00722/ROC
Greenings Farm Stocks Road Aldbury Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5RX
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00359/TCA
Works to trees
15 The Back Potten End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2QS
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00360/ADV
New replacement signage and window graphics.
TaxAssist Accountants 25 Lawn Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9HH
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00361/TCA
Works to trees
Lowfield 9 Park View Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3EY
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00362/FHA
Two storey side extension and covered link to outbuilding.
33 Montague Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3DZ
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00363/DRC
Details required by Condition 3 (Landscaping) attached to planning permission 25/01015/FHA
30 London Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2ND
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00364/FUL
Landscaping bund to rear agricultural field
Oakwood Sheethanger Lane Felden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0BG
Received 18 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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