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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Dacorum Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,120 approved · 155 refused · 59 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
146 Piccotts End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3AU
Received 4 Sept 20268 Torrington Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3DD
Received 7 Sept 2026Little Braziers Tower Hill Chipperfield Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 9LR
Received 4 Sept 2026Langley Tennis Club Hemel Indoor Tennis Centre Highwoodhall Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8RW
Received 7 Sept 2026103 Western Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4BN
Received 7 Sept 2026Longfield Langley Road Chipperfield Hertfordshire WD4 9JP
Received 7 Sept 202616 Dellfield Close Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1DS
Received 7 Sept 2026Grove House 11A Damask Close Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5UA
Received 8 Sept 2026Land On The North Side Of Friendless Lane Flamstead Hertfordshire
Received 8 Sept 2026The Rectory 80 High Street Northchurch Hertfordshire HP4 3QW
Received 8 Sept 2026Town End Shootersway Lane Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3NW
Received 8 Sept 202622 Meadow Close Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5BT
Received 8 Sept 2026Field View House Bradden Lane Great Gaddesden Hertfordshire HP2 6JB
Received 7 Sept 202633 Bargrove Avenue Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1QP
Received 8 Sept 202612 Middleknights Hill Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3NA
Received 8 Sept 202662B Belmont Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9NU
Received 8 Sept 2026Wilstone Village Hall Tring Road Wilstone Hertfordshire HP23 4PE
Received 8 Sept 2026Rosehaven Lockers Park Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1TQ
Received 8 Sept 20268 Haywood Drive Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0SA
Received 8 Sept 2026Flint House Roe End Lane Markyate Hertfordshire AL3 8AG
Received 9 Sept 2026Tring Local History Museum Brook Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5ED
Received 9 Sept 202638 Kitsbury Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3EA
Received 9 Sept 2026Allan Snow Ltd 77 Marlowes Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1LF
Received 10 Sept 2026Allan Snow Ltd 77 Marlowes Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1LF
Received 10 Sept 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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