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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/01312/FHA
Proposed garage conversion and internal alteration.
79 Burgundy Drive Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7BX
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01313/TPO
Works to treesT3: Walnut - Crown reduction up to 2.5m
4 Copper Beech Close Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DG
Received 11 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01314/DRC
Details as required by Condition 15 (Highways details) attached to planning permission 4/03266/18/MFA
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01317/ROC
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 25/02063/ROC
1 Box Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DH
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01318/FHA
Proposed single-storey rear extension and installation of rear-facing hipped dormer window to create an additional bed space at second floor level
3 Row Beech Cottages Watling Street Kensworth Dunstable Hertfordshire LU6 3QT
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01319/ROC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission 25/01986/FHA
10 Ringshall Road Ringshall Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1ND
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01320/FHA
Single storey rear extension
23 Cedar Walk Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9EB
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01321/DRC
Details as required by Condition 3(Materials) and 4 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) attached to planning permission 24/01493/FUL
St Thomas Indian Orthodox Church St Agnells Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7AY
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01322/LDP
Proposed change of use from an existing garage space to a childrens playroom with an associated shower/WC.
4 Little Hoo Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4HU
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01323/FHA
Alterations to existing front dormer, removal of non-original front door, installation of conservation style rooflight to the rear and railings to the front garden wall.
16 Charles Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3DF
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01324/FHA
Single storey rear extension.
116 Miswell Lane Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4EU
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01327/FUL
Change of Use of a Garden Shed to Dog Grooming Studio
13 Catlin Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9AU
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01328/FHA
Part 2-storey, part single storey rear extension, single storey side extension, front porch canopy and fenestration alterations.
10 Nursery Gardens Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5HZ
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01332/FHA
Single storey rear extension
38 Glendale Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1TG
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01333/TPO
Works to trees
Playing Fields Chesham Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01334/ROC
Variation of Condition 1 (Amended plans) and Condition 5 (paddock restoration) attached to planning permission 25/02109/ROC.
The New Forge Maple Farm Shantock Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0NN
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01336/NMA
Non-material amendment attached to planning permission 25/02691/FUL
West Herts College Marlowes Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1HD
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01337/FHA
Construction of a basement
Beechurst Caddington Common Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8QF
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01339/DRC
Details required by Conditions 9d (Contamination 1) and 10 (Contamination 2) attached to planning permission 23/03061/MPI
Laureate Academy Warners End Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3DW
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01340/DRC
Details required by Conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Details), 5 (Landscaping), 8 (LEMP), 9 (Drainage), 11 (Access), 14 (EV Charging), 17 (Drainage, 18 (Renewable Energy) attached to planning permission 25/02063/ROC
1 Box Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DH
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01342/FHA
Replacement windows.
16 Station Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2EY
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01343/TCA
Works to trees
9 Boxwell Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3EX
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01346/FHA
Alterations to existing rear extension including replacing brickwork cladding, new window and door positions, raising the roof height, new lantern rooflight, associated landscape works
The Old Mill House Riverbank Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3SP
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01347/LBC
Alterations to existing rear extension including replacing brickwork cladding, new window and door positions, raising the roof height, new lantern rooflight, associated landscape works
The Old Mill House Riverbank Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3SP
Received 15 Jun 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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