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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/01387/FHA
Two ground floor extensions, one with flat roof and lantern and one with pitched roof. Knock through to separate part of dwelling. Installation of ASHP. Replacement windows with timber frame.
Elmtree Cottage Gaddesden Row Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6HJ
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01388/LBC
Two ground floor extensions, one with flat roof and lantern and one with pitched roof. Knock through to separate part of dwelling. Installation of ASHP. Replacement windows with timber frame.
Elmtree Cottage Gaddesden Row Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6HJ
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01389/TPO
Works to trees
Osprey Gate Beechwood Park Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01390/FUL
Full internal and external decoration, new entrance doors, repairs to the flint barn, new door to flint barn, replacement rainwater goods to barn (resubmission).
The Two Brewers Inn The Common Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9BS
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01391/LBC
Full internal and external decoration, new entrance doors, repairs to the flint barn, new door to flint barn, replacement rainwater goods to barn (resubmission).
The Two Brewers Inn The Common Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9BS
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Awaiting final decision26/01392/DRC
Details as required by conditions 3 (materials) 4 (Details) 5 (landscape) 6 (EMP) 7 (cycle parking) 15 (Noise and vibration) attached to planning permission 22/01455/MFA
162 Marlowes Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1BA
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01393/LDP
Construction of detached outbuilding.
5 Brackenhill Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2PU
Received 22 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01396/ROC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission 23/02458/FUL
Park House Park Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4TT
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01397/FHA
Single storey rear extension, garage conversion and rear landscaping
2 Paynes Field Close Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3SB
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01398/FHA
Single storey rear and side extension. Demolition of existing conservatory.
5 Mill Gardens Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5ES
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01399/TPO
Works to trees
Headmasters Flat Westbrook Hay School London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RG
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01400/LDP
Single storey front porch extension. Installation of front facing velux type rooflight.
27 Wrensfield Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1RN
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01401/FHA
Garage conversion, porch extension, single storey side extension with new pitched roof over. First floor front extension with side facing dormers and Velux rooflights. Rear facing dormer extension.
27 Wrensfield Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1RN
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01402/TCA
Works to trees
10 Clarence Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3BQ
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01403/LBC
Retrospective Listed Building Consent for the retention of a 1.8 metre high timber featheredge boundary fence extending approximately 26 metres along the boundary between Nos. 14 and 15, following the separation of the properties into independent ownership.
14 Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BH
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01404/FHA
Single storey extension
32 Horseshoe Close Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2DY
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01407/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/00545/FUL - Demolition of existing garage, conservatory, outbuildings and construction of a new 3 bed property with associated parking and landscaping
26 Beaconsfield Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4DP
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01408/FHA
Conversion of roof space into habitable room with proposed rear flat roof dormer.
2 Albion Mews Belswains Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9PP
Received 22 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01410/DRC
Details required by Condition 18 (Travel Plan) attached to planning permission 4/03266/18/MFA
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 23 Jun 2026 - With planning case officer26/01411/DRC
Details as required by Condition 16 (Highway improvement works) attached to planning permission 4/03266/18/MFA
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01412/DRC
Details as required for the partial discharge of Condition 13 (Contamination) attached to planning permission 4/03266/18/MFA with respect to phases 5 & 10 (excluding Local Centre) (as detailed on the approved phasing plan (Condition 3) (ref: 26/00701/DRC).
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01413/FHA
Loft conversion with rear dormer.
1 Hope Cottages King Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6BG
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01414/FHA
Part two storey part Single storey rear extension including conversion of rear garage, hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer.
58 St Albans Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4BA
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Granted26/01415/FHA
First Floor side extension over the existing flat roof. Partial garage conversion. Internal alterations. Porch canopy roof / New single storey roof to front / new canopy roof to side
17 Greystoke Close Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3JJ
Received 23 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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