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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Dacorum Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
Berry Farm Whelpley Hill Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 3RW
Received 1 May 2026The Priory Langley Hill Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9HH
Received 1 May 2026The Priory Langley Hill Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9HH
Received 1 May 2026Old Kiln Meadow Water End Road Potten End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2SG
Received 1 May 202620 Codicote Row Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7JE
Received 1 May 2026The Stables 11 Piccotts End Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6JH
Received 5 May 2026Castle Campus Berkhamsted School Castle Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2BB
Received 5 May 2026Open Door Community Space And Cafe 360 - 364 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1HU
Received 5 May 202659 Hillfield Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4AB
Received 5 May 2026Wing Walker Farm Marshcroft Lane Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5QN
Received 5 May 202621 Lombardy Close Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4NG
Received 5 May 2026Hillside Gravel Path Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2PJ
Received 5 May 2026Verlam Cottage River Hill Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8BY
Received 5 May 20266 Charles Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3DF
Received 5 May 202625 Peters Place Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3RU
Received 1 May 2026Timbers Hollybush Lane Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8DG
Received 5 May 20269 Highclere Drive Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8BT
Received 5 May 2026Acushla 17 Tring Road Dudswell Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3SY
Received 5 May 2026445 Warners End Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3QF
Received 5 May 2026Land Northwest Of The Paddocks And The Old Stables Croft Lane Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire
Received 5 May 202634 Maynard Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4TR
Received 5 May 2026Siena House Flaunden Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0RL
Received 5 May 20264 Fields End Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5ER
Received 5 May 2026Watling Cottage London Road Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HQ
Received 6 May 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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