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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Highfield Shootersway Lane Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3NP
Received 18 May 20264 Parkfield Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8RD
Received 18 May 2026The Thatch Dunny Lane Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9DD
Received 19 May 2026Caerleon Hawkwell Drive Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5NN
Received 19 May 2026Land East Of Green Lane Gaddesden Lane Gaddesden Row Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 19 May 2026Gade Valley Junior Mixed Infants School Gadebridge Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3DT
Received 18 May 2026Rose Cottage 11 Bulbourne Road Bulbourne Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5QE
Received 19 May 2026Ashridge Management College Ashridge House Ashridge Park Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1NS
Received 19 May 2026Brambles The Common Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9BY
Received 19 May 2026Charnwood 15 King Edward Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0AD
Received 19 May 2026Charnwood 15 King Edward Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0AD
Received 19 May 202626 Ridge Lea Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2AZ
Received 20 May 2026162 Great Elms Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9UQ
Received 19 May 2026The Lamb 277 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1AJ
Received 20 May 2026The Lamb 277 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1AJ
Received 20 May 2026LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 20 May 2026The Chippings Shootersway Lane Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3NW
Received 20 May 20269 Tring Road Wilstone Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4NU
Received 20 May 2026Land At Well Farm Dagnall HP4 1QU
Received 19 May 2026Land Used For Storage Ashlyns Grove Berkhamsted Hertfordshire
Received 20 May 2026Plot 4 Cupid Green Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 21 May 202612 Clarence Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3BQ
Received 21 May 202612 Chelsing Rise Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4PU
Received 21 May 2026The Green Potten End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire
Received 21 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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