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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/00675/FHA
Installation of French doors in original window aperture, blocking up existing single leaf barn-type door and installation of window to rear elevation.
5 Church Lane Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8JP
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00676/TCA
Works to trees
The Smallholding Bank Mill Lane Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2NS
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00677/TCA
Tree works
Kings Langley Village Garden Church Lane Kings Langley Hertfordshire
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00678/TPO
Tree works
4 Beech Hill Court Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2PR
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00679/TPO
Tree works
17 Greystoke Close Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3JJ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00680/TPO
Tree works
16 Greystoke Close Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3JJ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00682/ROC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission 25/00688/FHA
1A Dell Road Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3SP
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Awaiting final decision26/00685/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 4 flats and 2 x 2 bedroom dwellinghouses
Eds Treads Orchard Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9DT
Received 23 Mar 2026 - With planning case officer26/00688/FUL
Construction of a 2 bedroom dwelling adjacent to No.8 Tring Road and alterations to existing host dwelling
8 Tring Road Wilstone Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4PB
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00689/FHA
Single storey rear extension.
2 Roseheath Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2LX
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00690/DRC
Details required by Condition 4 (Phasing Plan) attached to planning permission 4/02539/16/MOA
Spencer's Park Phase 2 Land Between Three Cherry Trees Lane And Cherry Tree Lane Hemel Hempstead
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00691/LBC
Proposal to fit Hazard signage at Gamnel Bridge No.2
Gamnel Bridge Grand Union Canal Bridge Number 2 (Gamnel Bridge) Tringford Road Tring HP23 4JJ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00692/TPO
Works to trees
15 - 17 Hempstead Lane Potten End Hertfordshire
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00693/FHA
Construction of a new outbuilding within the rear garden of the property.
49 Meadow Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1EB
Received 24 Mar 2026 - With planning case officer26/00694/DRC
Details as required by condition 12 (CEMP) attached to planning permission 4/02539/16/MOA
Spencers Park Phase 2 Three Cherry Trees Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00698/TPO
Works to trees
9 Beechcroft Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3BT
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00699/LDP
Installation of a porch, and minor changes to the fenestration, confirmation of previously approved first floor extensions.
Cherry Tree Cottage Long Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0NE
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00700/LBC
Alterations to ground floor WC to enhance accessibility
Natural History Museum Akeman Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6AP
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00701/DRC
Details as required by condition 3 (Updated Phasing Plan) attached to planning permission 4/03266/18/MFA
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00702/DRC
Details as requied by condition 2 (windows, doors, repainting) attached to planning permission 25/02497/LBC
20 High Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5AH
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00703/FHA
Double storey side extension.
68 Someries Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3PJ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00704/DRC
Details as required by Conditions 7 and 8 (Contamination) attached to planning permission 21/02925/FUL
Wigginton Garage Chesham Road Wigginton Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6EJ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - With planning case officer26/00705/DRC
Details as required by condition 38 ( Drainage verification) attached to Planning permission 23/02034/MFA
Land At Grange Farm Grange Farm Green Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00706/FUL
Proposed demolition of the existing bungalow and the construction of a new four bedroom family home
Cavanco 56 Green Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0JY
Received 25 Mar 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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