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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1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 officer26/01898/DRA
Discharge of requirements of paragraph 1.2 of Schedule 12 of the S106 Agreement attached to Planning Permission 4/03266/18/MFA
LA3, Land At West Hemel Hempstead
Received 1 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01900/FUL
Installation of two air-conditioning condenser units
3A Blossom Way Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4ZB
Received 2 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01901/FHA
Double storey and single story side extensions, rear extension, front porch and alterations
86 Wood Lane End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4RF
Received 1 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01903/FHA
Single storey rear extension. Garage conversion to habitable space to gym/office with single storey extension.
212 Windmill Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4BU
Received 1 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01904/FUL
Single-storey rear infill extension, alterations to roof from dual-pitched to flat roof, rebuilding of existing outbuilding for storage, and construction of a new outbuilding for use as a staff office.
Landmark Dental 157 London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9SQ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01905/FHA
First-floor side extension, roof alterations and conversion to form habitable accommodation in roofspace with roof-mounted solar panels Construction of front porch and external alterations including rendering to front elevation; installation of air source heat pump, side-mounted air conditioning units, and formation of a new driveway.
27A Sebright Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1QY
Received 3 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01906/LBC
Replacement windows.
The Pale Farm The Street Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9BH
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Granted26/01907/TCA
Works to tree
The Kirkstile Barn Pipers Hill Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BY
Received 2 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01909/FUL
Butterfly Bank
The Box Moor Trust Centre London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RE
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting final decision26/01913/FHA
Proposed two-storey side and rear extension
68 Widmore Drive Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5JL
Received 3 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01914/LDP
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer
Rosehaven Lockers Park Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1TQ
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Granted26/01915/TPO
Fell tree
Leverstock Green Farmhouse Leverstock Green Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8QE
Received 2 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01916/FHA
Replacement conservatory with single storey rear extension.
3 Chiltern Way Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5JX
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Granted26/01917/TCA
Leyland Cypress to reduce height by 6m
The Vicarage Church Road Potten End Hertfordshire HP4 2QY
Received 4 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01918/FHA
Construction of first-floor side extensions over existing single-storey side structures with associated roof alterations and changes to fenestration.
23 Hunters Oak Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7SN
Received 4 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01923/ROC
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning application 26/00457/FHA (allowed under appeal 26/00023/REFU)
1 Netherby Close Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5PJ
Received 4 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01924/HPA
Single Storey rear extension measuring 7m deep with a maxim ridge height of 2.47m and maximum eaves height of 2.47m
Daymar London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01925/LDP
2no. side extensions
Daymar London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01926/LDP
Partial hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer, single storey rear extension
Daymar London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01927/DRC
Details as required by Condition 6 (Biodiversity Net Gain) attached to planning permission 25/02766/FUL
228 Belswains Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9XB
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Granted26/01928/TCA
Works to tree
Saddlebow The Common Chipperfield Hertfordshire WD4 9BL
Received 7 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01929/FHA
Proposed alterations to existing outbuilding
63 High Street Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9HU
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Granted26/01930/TPO
Works to trees
6 Fieldfare Close Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0FJ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - With planning case officer26/01931/FUL
Erection of dwelling house
Land At Ashlyns Grove Berkhamsted Hertfordshire
Received 7 Sept 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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