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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- With planning case officer26/01348/ROC
Variation of Condition 1 (Materials) attached to planning permission 22/01498/DPA
Park House Park Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4TT
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01354/DRC
Details required by Conditions 2 (Demise) and 3 (Refuse Collection) attached to planning permission 25/01605/ROC
Champneys Health Resort Chesham Road Wigginton Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6HY
Received 16 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01355/FUL
Construction of new Self Build detached dwelling
17 Anglefield Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3JA
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01356/ROC
Variation of Condition 13 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission 25/00548/FUL
Eastburn 76 St Albans Hill Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9NQ
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01357/FHA
Installation of first-floor rear balcony over the existing flat roof
The Orchard 69 Kings Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3BP
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01359/DRC
Details required by Conditions 8 (Dimming Details) and 9 (Lighting Compliance) attached to planning permission24/00088/ROC
Hemel Hempstead School Heath Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1TX
Received 16 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01360/FUL
Use of 16 Horselers as a residential children's home accommodating children under 18, with carers present. Use Class C2 (Residential Institutions).
16 Horselers Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9UH
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01361/FHA
Construction of rear dormer and installation of front roof lights to create bedroom accommodation
East View 25 Grove Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5HA
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01362/LDP
Loft conversion incorporating a rear dormer and three front rooflights to existing roof.
11A Ashby Road Northchurch Hertfordshire HP4 3SJ
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01363/FHA
Internal alterations and all associated works.
33 High Street Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8AB
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01364/LBC
Internal alterations and all associated works.
33 High Street Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8AB
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01365/LBC
A short amount of external fibre cable up wall in discreet location at rear of building not seen by public, a new ingress and then the fitting of a FSP6 unit and provision of 20m fibre internal cable to customers cab.
Foreign Currency Partners Ground Floor Office Sutton Court Church Yard Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5BB
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01366/LDE
Construction of extension
12 Winding Shot Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3QQ
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01367/LDP
Installation of a switch house building to accommodate additional electrical equipment and other development necessary for the supply of electricity on EPN's operational land. The ancillary development includes but is not limited to the extension of the access track and erection of firewalls.
Hemel North Primary Substation Redbourn Road Cupid Green Hemel Hempstead Grovehill HP2 5PN
Received 17 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01368/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of new dwelling.
The Pines Alderton Drive Little Gaddesden Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1NA
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01369/TCA
Works to trees
1 Manor Cottages High Street Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8BH
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01370/LBC
Replace an existing window with a new one that is identical. Existing window is rotten and beyond repair in situ.
81 Langley Hill Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9HQ
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01374/LDP
Loft conversion incorporating a rear dormer extension, three front rooflights and alterations to fenestration falls.
Bayford Bourne End Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RL
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01375/LDP
Construction of a private outdoor swimming pool.
18 Highcroft Road Felden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0BU
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01376/FHA
Addition of a first floor rear extension and two storey front/side infill extension. Addition of a first floor side window to serve the new bathroom suite.
28 Cedar Walk Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9ED
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01379/FHA
Single storey front extension.
244 Belswains Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9XB
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01382/LBC
Installation of a floating floor slab over the existing concrete floor.
Old Barn Cottage The Street Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9BH
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01383/TCA
Works to trees
4A Park View Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3EY
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01385/FHA
First floor side extension
Hillside View Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HL
Received 18 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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