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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/01181/ROC
Variation of Condition 5 (Permitted Development) attached to planning permission 4/00274/03/FUL
Ackwell Simmonds Yard Chapel Croft Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire
Received 26 May 2026 - Granted26/01182/LDE
To confirm that development approved under planning permission 4/00890/19/FUL lawfully commenced within the required three year period.
12 Daggsdell Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3PW
Received 26 May 2026 - Granted26/01183/TCA
Works to trees
Royal Keys Townsend Gate HP4 2FZ
Received 26 May 2026 - Granted26/01184/TPO
Works to trees
16 Okeford Close Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4AJ
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided26/01185/FUL
Installation of 3no. glamping pods for overnight guest use, associated decking, Cut grass footpaths, permeable parking & turning area, secure bicycle and paddle board storage and recycling/refuse storage.
Wing Walker Farm Marshcroft Lane Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5QN
Received 26 May 2026 - Granted26/01186/ROC
Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 26/00022/FHA
2 Birch Road Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3SQ
Received 27 May 2026 - Granted26/01189/DRC
Details as required by Condition 5 (Construction Management Plan) attached to planning permission 25/01011/MFA
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery St Margarets Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BZ
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01190/DRC
Details as required by Condition 3 (Contamination) attached to planning permission 25/01011/MFA
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery St Margarets Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BZ
Received 27 May 2026 - Granted26/01191/FHA
Single storey rear extension
12 Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BH
Received 28 May 2026 - Granted26/01192/LBC
Single storey rear extension
12 Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BH
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/01193/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/02218/ROC
1 Langdale Cottages Station Road Long Marston Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4QZ
Received 28 May 2026 - Awaiting final decision26/01194/DRA
Discharge Schedule 16, Parts 2 & 3, (Phasing) of the S106 agreement attached to planning permission 4/02539/16/MOA
Spencer's Park Phase 2 Land Between Three Cherry Trees Lane And Cherry Tree Lane Hemel Hempstead
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided26/01199/FUL
Proposed demolition of existing buildings and construction of shop and 4x residential units
44 High Street Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0HJ
Received 27 May 2026 - Granted26/01200/FHA
Single storey rear extension. Single storey side extension.
Ridgecrest Upper Tring Park Wigginton Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6FB
Received 28 May 2026 - Granted26/01202/FHA
Two storey front extension, upper floor rear extension, first floor rear extension and new front gate and fence
Firs House Graemesdyke Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3LX
Received 28 May 2026 - With planning case officer26/01203/DRC
Details as required by conditions 3 (materials) 5 (contamination) ,8 (Demo and Const Management Plan) , 11 (Cont through ground works Af Water) ,13 (Surface Water Drainage) 14 (Noise confirmation) 18 (Flood Evac Plan) 23 (Sustainablity Measures) ,28 (Contam - Env Agency) ,30 (Long Term Monitoring ) ,32 (Piling) ,33 (Boreholes) attached to planning permission 25/01334/FUL
Acorn Lodge London Road Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HB
Received 29 May 2026 - Granted26/01204/TPO
Works to trees
9 Beechcroft Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3BT
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/01207/DRC
Details as required by Conditions 2 (Materials),3 (Landscaping),4 (Contamination 1), and 7 (Tree Protection) attached to planning permission 25/02739/FUL
End Oak Water Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0NA
Received 28 May 2026 - Granted26/01208/DRC
Details as required by Conditions 3b (Contamination 1) attached to planning permission 25/00618/FUL
End Oak Water Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0NA
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided26/01209/AGD
Agricultural storage building
30 Acre Farm Markyate St Albans AL3 8AU
Received 29 May 2026 - Granted26/01210/TCA
Reduction of crown by 4 meters to Spruce due to overhead power cables and proximity to outbuildings.Fell 3 Birch trees, due to age and proximity to road and buildings.
11 Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BH
Received 29 May 2026 - Granted26/01211/FHA
First floor side extension. Single storey rear extension. Garage conversion to create extra living accommodation. Existing dropped kerb to be extended, to allow for additional parking.
24 Crossways Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8PU
Received 29 May 2026 - Awaiting final decision26/01212/ROC
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 23/02235/FUL
The Stables 11 Piccotts End Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6JH
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/01213/DRC
Details as required by 3 (Construction Management Plan),Condition 4 ( Materials details), Condition 6 (Cycle Storage Details), Condition 8 (Sustainability) attached to planning permission 24/01768/FUL
22 Verney Close Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3JS
Received 29 May 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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