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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/00707/FHA
Construction of detached garden room
4 Headlands Drive Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2PG
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00708/FHA
Two storey rear extension and alterations for access to all parts of the building
Hill Top Hempstead Road Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DS
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00712/DRA
Details required by Legal Agreement for 23/02973/MFA
Felden Hall School Longcroft Lane Felden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0BN
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00714/FUL
Extension of village hall car park onto recreation ground at rear, creating 14 car parking spaces. Re-organisation of existing car parking spaces.
Wilstone Village Hall Tring Road Wilstone Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4PE
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00715/AGD
Agricultural barn used for animal fodder and machinery
Browns Spring Farm Plough Lane Potten End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2GD
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00717/FHA
Single storey rear extension
Dunelm 40 Pancake Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4NQ
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00718/TCA
Fell tree
48 Kitsbury Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3EA
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00719/FHA
Loft conversion including insertion of 6 no. rooflights plus solar panels to south east elevation, amendments to fenestration and new roof over existing garage & utility room.
7 The Meads Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3QX
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00720/ROC
Variation of Condition 3 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission: 22/00882/FHA.
Greymantle Hempstead Road Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0HF
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00722/DRA
Details as required to discharge planning obligation required by legal agreement attached to planning permission 4/01601/05/FUL (under S106A) to allow disposal of Stocks House and the Golf Course as separate entities
Stocks House Stocks Road Aldbury Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5RX
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00723/ROC
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 5 (cycle storage) attached to planning permission 23/02934/FUL
Greymantle Hempstead Road Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0HF
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00724/FHA
Single storey side extension, part single part two storey rear extension, single storey outbuilding
2 Goldfield Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4BA
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00725/FHA
Front boundary wall. Coverd BBQ area with external over and flue.
10 Coniston Close Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8RH
Received 26 Mar 2026 - With planning case officer26/00726/DRC
Details required by Condition 11 (Drainage) attached to planning permission 23/01998/FUL
Land Off Astrope Lane Long Marston Tring Hertfordshire
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00727/FHA
Two storey side extension and the replacement of the existing garage.
Compton House Ivy House Lane Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2PP
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00728/FHA
Demolition of single-storey side extension. New two-storey side extension and porch canopy
141 Allandale Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5AX
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00730/LDP
Roof alterations hip to gable. Loft conversion with rear dormer and front skylights.
471 London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9BE
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00731/DRC
Details as required by condition 3 (Materials) attached to planning permission 25/01141/FUL
31 George Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5HJ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00732/DRC
Details as required by parts A and B of condition 4 (Environmental Risk Assessment) attached to planning permission 25/01141/FUL
31 George Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5HJ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00734/DRC
Details as required by Condition 2 (Materials) attached to planning permission 25/03021/LBC
Amberley Roe End Lane Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8AQ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00735/LDP
Single storey side extension
56 Beechfield Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1PP
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00736/DRC
Details as required by Condition 2 (Materials) attached to planning permission 25/03020/FHA
Amberley Roe End Lane Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8AQ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00737/FHA
Single storey front porch extension & garage conversion
2 Clyde Square Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6EF
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00741/LDE
Change of use as Storage of builder's materials and plant machinery. HGV parking and repairs.
Land Lying To The North West Of Long Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 27 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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