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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/01282/ROC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission 26/00703/FHA
68 Someries Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3PJ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting final decision26/01283/RET
Construction of external rear stairs and single storey infill extension to facilitate the retention of subdivision of townhouse.
35 Westerdale Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5TX
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01284/TPO
Works to trees
Old Pastures London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RE
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01285/DRC
Details required by Condition 3 (Tree Protection Measures) attached to planning permission 26/00647/FHA
8 Barnsway Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9PW
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01286/TCA
Works to trees
41 Charles Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3DQ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01287/RET
Extension of existing Gypsy / Traveller site and reconfiguration of existing caravans to include an additional seven pitches and provision of a community day room. To include drainage and highways information.
Land East Of Watling Girth Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01288/RET
Construction of an as-built basement/cellar located directly beneath the footprint of the existing outbuilding (retrospective)
7 Haddon Close Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8NE
Received 9 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01289/LDE
Outbuilding built in 2020/21 now used as an office and /or storage space.
118 Hempstead Road Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8AL
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01290/LDP
Single storey rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights, including removal of chimney.
4 Honeycross Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2HZ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01293/FHA
Garage conversion with new pitched roof.
61 Crabtree Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9EG
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01294/LDP
Overclad Trespa panels to be removed for fire safety improvements and reinstated.
Peacock Court Ringlet Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7DP
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01295/LDP
The external overclad Trespa panels removed and reinstated following fire safety measures put in place.
Basildon Court Croxley Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01296/LDP
Removal of the overclad panels and reinstating the panels following safety measures put in place. The building and use are retained as existing and only safety operations are being carried out on the overclad Trespa panels.
Lion Court Croxley Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01297/TPO
Works to trees
South Hill Jmi School Heath Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1TT
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01298/FUL
Construction of a Self Build dwelling house with air source heat pump, removal of gazebo, conversion of log store to cycle/garden store and formation of parking area.
Hunters Quay Hemp Lane Wigginton Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6HF
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01299/LDP
Single storey rear extension.
138 Windmill Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4BW
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01300/TPO
Works to trees
Woodlands Gravel Path Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2PF
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Awaiting final decision26/01301/NMA
Non-material amendments to planning permission 4/03266/18/MFA (apartment A)
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01302/DRC
Details required by Condition 9 (BNG) attached to planning permission 25/01011/MFA
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery St Margarets Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BZ
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01303/FHA
Two storey side extension with ground floor bedroom, front porch and regularisation of rear first floor extension
14 Vauxhall Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4HW
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01307/FHA
Remove external door and replace with a new timber sliding sash window at a raised cill level. Removal of adjacent window and replace with a new timber sliding sash window, also at a raised cill level.
21 Boxwell Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3ET
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01308/DRA
Details required by Legal Agreement- Schedule 1 Paragraph 2.2 (Phase 2 Affordable Housing Scheme) of the S106 attached to Planning Permission 23/02034/MFA
Land At Grange Farm Green Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01310/LDP
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer window and front rooflight.
44 Hobbs Hill Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9QB
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01311/TCA
Works to tree
1 Shrublands Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3HY
Received 10 Jun 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Dacorum Borough Council
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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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