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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/00830/FUL
Single storey rear extension following demolition of rear extension.
4 Havelock Road Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8BZ
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00831/HPA
Single storey rear extension measuring 6.00m deep with a maxim ridge height of 3.15m and maximum eaves height of 3.00m
11 Midland Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5BH
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00832/HPA
Single storey rear extension measuring 5.00m deep with a maxim ridge height of 3.15m and maximum eaves height of 3.00m
11 Midland Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5BH
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00833/FHA
Ground floor rear extension including flat roof and skylight, Front garage conversion into guest room, Loft conversion into bedroom including bathroom,
24A Vauxhall Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4HW
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00834/DRC
Details as required by condition 4 (contamination) attached to planning permission 25/01535/MFA
Land At Leyhill Road Leyhill Road Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0NN
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00835/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 25/01580/FHA
1 Alexandra Road Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9DS
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00837/LDE
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing Use) for Land at Marlin End to establish C3 residential use
Land At Marlin End Shootersway Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP23 6JA
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00841/FHA
Demolition of outbuilding. Two storey side and part single storey rear extension. Front Porch.
33 Highfield Road Wigginton Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6EB
Received 9 Apr 2026 - With planning case officer26/00842/FUL
Construction of two detached Self Build four-bedroom dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping.
Land SW Two Bays Long Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00843/RES
Details of the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the development pursuant to outline application 25/02006/OUT
Land South And Adjacent To Hill View Luton Road Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00844/FHA
Single Storey Rear extension, internal layout alterations
Englefield 21 Green Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4SA
Received 10 Apr 2026 - With planning case officer26/00845/FUL
Two-storey dwelling
9 Horselers Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9UH
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00846/TPO
Removal of tree
2 Paynes Field Close Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3SB
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Awaiting final decision26/00848/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 4/03266/18/MFA with respect to Reserved Matters approvals 24/02644/RES & 24/02645/RES.
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00853/LDP
Single storey rear extension, Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and 1no. front roof light
11 Midland Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5BH
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00854/FHA
Part single part two storey rear extension
11 Midland Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5BH
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00855/LBC
New signage to frontage
Polikai Fish & Chips 12 Akeman Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6AA
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00856/FHA
Rear extension and refurbishment of the existing single family dwelling; additional accommodation within the roof space; one front dormer window and two rear dormer windows; rooflights, and; proposed PV panels.
Norton Cottage Stoney Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DP
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00857/ADV
Non-illuminated sign with black lettering on a white background board
Polikai Fish & Chips 12 Akeman Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6AA
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00858/DRC
Details as required by condition 8 (hard and soft landscaping) 9 (external lighting) attached to planning permission 24/01462/FUL
Abbeydawn Kennels Cholesbury Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6JQ
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00859/TCA
Works to trees
The Old Vicarage Pipers Hill Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BY
Received 13 Apr 2026 - With planning case officer26/00860/DRC
Details required by Condition 20 (Travel Plan) attached to planning permission 4/02539/16/MOA (Phase 2 East only)
Spencer's Park Phase 2 Land Between Three Cherry Trees Lane And Cherry Tree Lane Hemel Hempstead
Received 14 Apr 2026 - With planning case officer26/00861/DRC
Details required by Condition 15 (Piling) attached to planning permission 4/02539/16/MOA (Phase 2 East only)
Spencer's Park Phase 2 Land Between Three Cherry Trees Lane And Cherry Tree Lane Hemel Hempstead
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00862/FHA
Demolition of existing porch and greenhouse, construction of additional floor and double storey rear extension.
Redwood Lodge 84 Scatterdells Lane Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9EX
Received 14 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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