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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/00899/FHA
Single storey side and single storey rear extension
113 Highfield Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5JF
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00900/FHA
Loft space alterations including a new barn hipped roof, altered rear dormer and internal alterations. Removal of existing chimney and additional skylight to the front and rear elevation.
51 Grove Park Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5JS
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00901/FHA
2 side extensions to existing property. Replacement of existing rear conservatory roof. Installation of solar panels and roof lights
Dilstone 11 Western Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4BE
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00903/DRC
Details as required by condition 4 ( Hard and soft landscaping) attached to planning permission 24/02759/FHA
17 Silverthorn Drive Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8BU
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00904/TPO
Felling of trees.
54 Gravel Hill Terrace Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1RJ
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00905/LDP
Use of the land for siting a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling.
100 - 104 Piccotts End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3AT
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00906/LDP
Single storey rear extension.
38 Windmill Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4BN
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00907/NMA
Non-material amendment to plannig permission 25/02458/FHA
The Old Boathouse Castle Wharf Bridge Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2EB
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00910/FUL
Single storey infill rear extension including change in roof style from dual pitch to flat roof and associated internal alterations, to rebuild the existing outbuilding 1 with flat roof to use as storage and construction of new single storey outbuilding 2 at the back of the property to use as staff office.
Landmark Dental 157 London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9SQ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00911/DRC
Details required by Part C of Condition 14 (Contamination A) attached to planning permission 20/00706/MFA
Stags End Equestrian Centre Gaddesden Lane Gaddesden Row Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6HN
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00912/FHA
Singe-storey side extension and removal of existing conservatory
7 Runcorn Crescent Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6DG
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00913/TPO
Trimming of the hedge line to behind the kerb line by approx. 300mm
Station Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00916/FHA
Single storey front extension
26 Parkhill Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1TW
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00917/FHA
Replace existing conservatory with single storey rear extension
27 Mortain Drive Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1JZ
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Awaiting final decision26/00918/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and the construction of three dwellings, associated amenity space and parking
Nene 22 Cemmaes Meadow Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1HX
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00919/ADV
New Facia signage. Self Adhesive Vinyl graphics to windows
131 High Street Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8JG
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00920/TPO
Tree works and felling of hedges
28 Oakwood Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3NQ
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00921/LDP
Installation of 2no. rooflights and 1no. side-facing window.
Hastings House Kingshill Way Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3TP
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00922/DRC
Details as required by Conditions 4 (Biodiversity Net Gain) attached to planning permission 26/00152/FUL
3A Blossom Way Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4ZB
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00923/FUL
Installation of ground mounted solar photovoltaic panels
Rodinghead Ashridge Park Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1NP
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00924/FHA
Install porch to front of property.
24 Station Road Long Marston Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4QS
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00925/FHA
Construction of rear Annex to existing house
29 Maynard Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4TR
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00926/TPO
Fell and works to trees.
Dundale House 1 Eggleton Drive Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5AJ
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Granted26/00927/DRC
Details as required for the partial discharge of condition 25 (materials) attached to planning permission 4/03266/18/MFA with respect to phase 3A & 4A as detailed on the approved phasing plan (condition 3) (ref: 24/01210/DRC).
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 24 Apr 2026
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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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