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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Granted26/01549/DRC
Details as required by Condition 6 (EV charger details) attached to planning permission 23/02805/FUL
Car Park Opposite The Eagle Public House Hempstead Road Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8AJ
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01550/FHA
Single storey rear extension
The Shires Chapel Croft Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9DR
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01551/TPO
Felling of tree
65 Adeyfield Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5DP
Received 14 Jul 2026 - With planning case officer26/01552/NMA
Non material amendment attached to planning permission 4/03266/18/MFA
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 14 Jul 2026 - With planning case officer26/01553/DRC
Details required by Condition 26 (LEMP) attached to planning permission 4/03266/18/MFA
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01555/TCA
Works to tree
27 Park Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6BN
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01556/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/02239/FHA (first floor side extension)
24 Mortimer Hill Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5JU
Received 14 Jul 2026 - With planning case officer26/01557/FUL
Construction of a detached dwelling with associated landscaping and access, following the demolition of the stables
Orchard Stable And Paddocks Adjacent Siena House Flaunden Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0RL
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01558/ROC
Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 26/00388/ROC
Blue Shield Fire Protection Ltd Blue Shield House Queen Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6BQ
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01559/FHA
Single storey rear extension, ASHP, solar panel array, external cladding and associated alterations
26 Fieldway Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2NX
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01563/FHA
Construction of a garden room and a shed at the rear of the garden
26 Icknield Way Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4ET
Received 15 Jul 2026 - With planning case officer26/01565/DRC
Details required by Condition 2 (Garden Details) attached to planning permission 24/02630/RES
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01566/FUL
Extensions to spa facility, addition of verandas, 2 outdoor pools, loyly sauna, towel store, utility space, covered snug/ fireplace, raised terrace and internal configuration.
Champneys Health Resort Chesham Road Wigginton Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6HY
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01567/LBC
Repair and replace coping stones to the bridge structure
South Bridge Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hertfordshire
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01568/ROC
Variation of condition 7 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 25/00618/FUL
End Oak Water Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0NA
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01570/NMA
Non-material amendment attached to planning permission 25/00549/MFA
Former British Gas Site London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01571/FHA
Single storey rear extension.
8 Great Heart Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5AN
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01572/FHA
Refurbishment of dwelling including first-floor rear extension, garage conversion, replacement cladding and windows, installation of rooflights, air source heat pump and associated external alterations.
8 Mansion Drive Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5BD
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01573/FHA
Ground floor rear extension with first floor rear extension to create a lift shaft
Hill Top Hempstead Road Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DS
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01574/TPO
Fell tree
Leverstock Green Farmhouse Leverstock Green Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8QE
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01575/TPO
Works to trees
Leverstock Green Farmhouse Leverstock Green Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8QE
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01576/FHA
Attic and two-storey front and rear extension.
Milborne 15 Green Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4SA
Received 17 Jul 2026 - With planning case officer26/01577/FUL
Construction of a single dwelling alongside associated landscaping and infrastructure.
Land North Of Threefields Sheethanger Lane Felden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Granted26/01582/TCA
Works to trees
Berkhamsted Castle Brownlow Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1LJ
Received 17 Jul 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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