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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/01214/FHA
Detached outbuilding in the rear garden to be used as a small physiotherapy workspace.
18 College Close Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8DJ
Received 29 May 2026 - Granted26/01215/FUL
Internal alterations and single storey rear extension to no.58 and alterations to roof of rear extension to no.56
58 High Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3AF
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01216/LBC
Internal alterations and single storey rear extension to no.58 and alterations to roof of rear extension to no.56
58 High Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3AF
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01217/DRC
Conditions 3 (Highways 1), 4 (Highways 2), 8 (Landscape Works), 11 (EV Charging), 12 (Sustainability), 13 (Materials) attached to planning permission 25/02131/FUL
Highfield 47 Chesham Road Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0EA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01218/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning application 24/01157/RES
Spencer's Park Phase 2 East Land Between Three Cherry Trees Lane And Cherry Tree Lane Hemel Hempstead
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01220/TCA
Removal of three trees.
18 Charles Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3DF
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01221/FHA
One and a half storey side extension and associated house alterations.
Innisfree Shootersway Lane Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3NP
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01222/FHA
Removal of existing rear extension and conservatory. Construction of a new single storey rear extension with three rooflights.
57 The Horseshoe Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8QS
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01223/DEM
Prior notification for demolition.
Unit C Swallowdale Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7EA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/01224/FUL
Construction of a Self Build detached three bedroom dwelling, 1.5 storeys high, within the rear curtilage of a Grade II listed dwelling, together with parking, landscaping and ancillary works
65 High Street Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8PJ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/01225/LBC
Construction of a Self Build detached three bedroom dwelling, 1.5 storeys high, within the rear curtilage of a Grade II listed dwelling, together with parking, landscaping and ancillary works
65 High Street Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8PJ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01226/FHA
Conversion of existing attached garage into habitable accommodation. Removal of garage door, replacement with a white UPVC window.
31 Sunnyhill Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1SZ
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01227/FHA
Two-storey side and single-storey front and rear extensions
43 Dunston Hill Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4AT
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01228/FHA
Single storey side extension. 2 storey front extension
6 Chipperfield Road Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0JN
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01229/FUL
Construction of Self Build detached dwelling.
Paddock Cottage Shendish Drive Leading From London Road Shendish Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0AA
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01230/FUL
Proposed Change of Use from C3 Dwellinghouse to C2 / Sui Generis Family Care Assessment Home
21 Basildon Square Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6AS
Received 2 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01234/DRC
Details as required by condition 4 (landscaping) 10 (swift bricks) ,19 (BNG) ,20 (Tree Protection Measures) ,25 (LEMP) attached to planning permission 25/01334/FUL
Acorn Lodge London Road Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HB
Received 1 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01235/FUL
Replacement of agricultural barn with new commercial building
Crumlin Farm Flaunden Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0PF
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01236/FHA
New front window, demolition of existing conservatory and new rear single storey flat roof extension.
3 Careys Croft Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1SB
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01237/DRC
Details required by Condition 2 (Highway Safety), 5 (CMP), and 6 (Landscaping) attached to planning permission 22/02903/FUL
M V Commercial London Road Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HA
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01238/FUL
New front driveway gates and adjoining brick piers and walls.
Further Felden Longcroft Lane Felden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0BN
Received 2 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01239/NMA
Non material amendment attached to planning permission 24/02644/RES
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 3 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01240/LDE
Installation of marquee for a set number of events from April to October with one event in December
The Boot Tower Hill Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9LN
Received 3 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01241/MFA
Demolition of derelict building and construction of 5 storey building with retail space and parking on the ground floor plus 4 floors of flats with balconies.
4 Waterhouse Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 3 Jun 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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