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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/00772/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 21/04093/FUL
The Grange 8 High Street Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8PD
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Awaiting final decision26/00773/ADV
Two internally illuminated canopy mounted Lidl signs; one internally illuminated flagpole sign; one internally illuminated column mounted poster display unit; one small, illuminated wall mounted billboard; two wall mounted billboards; one wall mounted internally illuminated Lidl sign; two free standing billboard signs.
Lidl Gossoms End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3LP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00774/FHA
Single storey rear extension; garage extension and part conversion; reconstructed porch; first floor side extension and loft extension and conversion.
49 Ridge Lea Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2AZ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00775/TPO
Works to a total of 83 trees
Aycliffe Drive Primary School Aycliffe Drive Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6LJ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00776/DRC
Details as required by Conditions 15 (Scheme for undeveloped buffer zone)and 16 (Fence design) attached to planning permission 25/01567/MFA
Lidl Gossoms End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3LP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00777/DRC
Details as required by Condition 20 (Justification for the site access) attached to planning permission 25/01567/MFA
Lidl Gossoms End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3LP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00778/DRC
Details as required by Condition 21 (Construction Management Plan) attached to planning permission 25/01567/MFA
Lidl Gossoms End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3LP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00779/DRC
Details as required by Condition 17 (Sewage Treatment Upgrades) attached to planning permission 25/01567/MFA
Lidl Gossoms End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3LP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00780/DRC
Details as required by Condition 7 (Details) attached to planning permission 25/01567/MFA
Lidl Gossoms End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3LP
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00781/TPO
Works to trees and felling of tree
Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00782/TCA
Works to trees
1 Henry Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6BH
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00784/TPO
Felling of tree
21 Kendale Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8NN
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00785/FHA
Loft conversion featuring a single rear dormer and 3no. front facing rooflights.
23 Valley Road Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3PZ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Granted26/00787/AFU
Change of use of four agricultural buildings to flexible commercial use (storage).
Woodrow Farm Wood Row Wigginton Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6HT
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Awaiting final decision26/00789/FUL
Construction of a three bedroom detached house adjacent to 6 Manor Road
6 Manor Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5DA
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00790/FHA
Single storey side extension; roof of existing single storey rear extension raised; conversion of garage; enlargement of porch and alterations to fenestration.
25 Darrs Lane Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3RJ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00792/FHA
Extension to existing summer house and pump room
Keepers Cottage 38 Nettleden Road North Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1PQ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00793/FHA
Proposed additional parking space by increasing width of existing parking space and associated landscape works
1 Bucklands Croft Wilstone Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4NW
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00794/LDE
Lawful Development Certificate for the continuous use of the annexe as an independent C3 dwellinghouse for a period of 6 years.
118 Hempstead Road Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8AL
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00795/FHA
Two storey side and part rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights, and replacement detached garage.
45 Watford Road Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8DY
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00796/FUL
The upgrade of existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of 3 no. antennas and replacement with 3 no. antennas, the installation of 1 no. 300mm diameter dish antenna and 1 no. 600mm diameter dish antenna (1 no. existing dish antenna to be removed), associated radio units and other ancillary works (upgraded radio equipment to be housed within existing equipment cabinets).
Telecommunication Mast 37169 Station Road Tring Hertfordshire
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00797/ROC
Variation of Condition 2 (Materials) and Condition 20 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 23/02195/FUL
Land West Of Tring Road Tring Road Wilstone Tring Hertfordshire
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00799/HPA
Single storey rear extension measuring 5.00m deep with a maximum ridge height of 3.45m and a maximum eaves height of 2.50m
2 Heath Brow Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1JL
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00801/FUL
Demolition of garage and erection of a two storey dwelling
7 Robbs Close Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3NF
Received 2 Apr 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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