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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/00426/FHA
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of new single storey rear extension. New side windows to lounge.
4 The Hollies Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0ND
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00427/FHA
Proposed single storey rear extension
130A Belswains Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9PP
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00428/TPO
Works to tree
65 Gravel Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1SB
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00429/FUL
Two storey side and rear extension, single storey front and rear extensions, and widening of existing vehicular access
26 Windmill Way Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4HH
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00430/FHA
Demolition of existing garage and construction of new double garage and first floor roof extension with front and rear dormers. Roof modification from hipped roof to jerkinhead roof design with additional dormer and velux's to front and rear elevations.
10 Highcroft Road Felden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0BU
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00431/TPO
Works to trees
6 Handpost Lodge Gardens Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4FB
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00432/TCA
T1 Ash - reduce the tree by 2 meters.
Orchard House Chapel Lane Long Marston Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4QT
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00433/FHA
Demolition of rear outriggers. New single storey ground floor extension and new roof to part garage.
3 Barnes Farm Cottages Barnes Lane Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9LB
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00434/FHA
Internal alterations and single storey rear extension
58 High Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3AF
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00435/LBC
Internal alterations and single storey rear extension
58 High Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3AF
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00436/TPO
Works to tree
19 Oakwood Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3NQ
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00437/LDP
Stationing of a caravan to provide ancillary residential accommodation
Siena House Flaunden Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0RL
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00438/LDP
Single storey front infill extension within the existing front building line.
Norton Cottage Stoney Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DP
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00439/DRC
Details as required by conditions 3 (Hard & soft landscaping); 4 (materials); 5 (windows & doors); 12 (drainage); 20 (Lighting) attached to planning permission 20/00706/MFA
Stags End Equestrian Centre Gaddesden Lane Gaddesden Row Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6HN
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00440/DRC
Details as required by Condition 2 (Materials) attached to planning permission 24/01985/FULDetails of External Materials & Brochure
Cadet Centre New Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5EX
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00441/FUL
Proposed new 2 bedroom bungalow
63 High Street Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8PJ
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00443/FHA
First floor side and rear extension
4 Parkfield Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8RD
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00447/FHA
Demolition of Existing Garage and construction of Replacement Garage
Brambles The Common Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9BY
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00448/LDP
Loft conversion with rear dormer and two front rooflights, and replacement of rear double storey roof with lower double pitched roof.
71 Bridgewater Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1JB
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00449/ROC
Variation of Condition 3 (Approved Plans) and 6 (Bike Shed Details) attached to planning permission 25/01093/FUL
Land Adjacent To 164 Cotterells Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1JW
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00450/DRC
Details required by Condition 8 (BNG) attached to planning permission 24/02932/FUL
Annapurna Hogpits Bottom Flaunden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0PX
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00451/FHA
Carport to existing allocated car park hard standing
1 The Old Stables Shantock Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0NN
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00454/FHA
Ground and first floor rear extension, first floor side/rear extension, addition of conservation rooflights, new canopy to create front porch, detached garage and internal alterations
9 Little Gaddesden House Nettleden Road Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1PL
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Granted26/00455/FHA
Single storey ground floor front, side and rear extensions
120 Claymore Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6LP
Received 25 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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