Dacorum planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Dacorum Borough Council, updated daily. Dacorum Borough Council received 439 planning applications in the last 90 days, 7 of them major schemes. 88% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 49 days.
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Doone Brae Windmill Road Pepperstock Hertfordshire
Agricultural field infilling with inert materials, Pepperstock. Improves land drainage and soil composition through controlled infill at full application stage. No building works or material supply packages result; environmental and ground-stability compliance dominate.
Car Parking Spaces 103 - 105 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire
Single dwelling on a High Street car park site, Berkhamsted. One new home erected on 0.03 hectares in a town-centre location at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and M&E packages suit local contractors, with parking and access works integral to the scheme.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
21 Wood Lane End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4RA
Four-dwelling scheme with garden subdivision, Hemel Hempstead. Creates three new homes in a rear garden while retaining the existing property, demolishing the garage and passageway to serve a new driveway, at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage and new dwellings on a constrained site suit…
DemolitionGroundworksDrainage
68 High Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4AE
Retention of a three-bedroom flat conversion from offices, Tring. Four first-floor office units consolidated into one residential unit without planning consent; this retention application seeks to regularise the completed works. Fit-out, rewiring, plumbing and compartmentation are already…
The Tring Brewery Company Ltd Unit 2 Dunsley Farm London Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6HA
Industrial building converting to ancillary tap room, Tring. Former B2 unit repurposed with new front facade and fenestration at full application stage. Facade replacement, glazing, and internal fit-out for hospitality use drive the work packages.
Façade repairGlazingFit-out
Champneys Health Resort Chesham Road Wigginton Hertfordshire HP23 6HY
Glazed extension and internal reconfiguration at Champneys Health Resort, Wigginton. Adds gym and studio space to an existing leisure facility at full application stage. Glazing, structural support and fit-out packages suit specialist contractors in a premium-location health sector project.
Structural frameGlazingFit-out
Ramblers Water End Road Potten End Hertfordshire HP4 2SH
1.5-storey detached barn dwelling, Potten End. Replaces a single-storey barn with a new 1.5-storey barn-style home at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, structural frame and cladding packages support the replacement build in a premium Hertfordshire market.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
John O Gaddesden House 29 Nettleden Road North Little Gaddesden Hertfordshire HP4 1PF
Listed building consent for outbuilding and fabric repairs, Hertfordshire. Adds a single-storey timber-framed ancillary unit and carries out repairs to the existing listed house at consent stage. Timber framing, joinery and traditional masonry repair suit specialist listed-building contractors…
GroundworksStructural frameStructural repair
The Hollies 58 Cholesbury Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6JH
Two-storey rear and side extensions with outbuilding demolition, Tring. Mixed retrofit adding ground and first-floor living space to an existing house, removing ancillary structures to make room. Structural steels, brickwork and roofing packages are substantial; local build costs are elevated in…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
5 Minall Close Tring Hertfordshire HP23 5BH
Two-storey side extension with front porch, dormer and rooflights, Tring. Adds bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, office and utility space to an existing house at full application stage. Structural steelwork, roofing, glazing and internal partitioning dominate; M&E and plumbing upgrades required for new…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
28 High Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3AE
High Street banking unit reverting to commercial use, Hemel Hempstead. Ground-floor change of use from a former bank back to general commercial, at full application stage. Fit-out and M&E dominate; internal reconfigurations and shopfront work open the market for local installers.
Fit-outM&E
Our Garden Room 221 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1AD
Shopfront alterations to a retail unit, Berkhamsted High Street. Modifies the front elevation of an existing shop at full application stage. Glazing, frames and signage packages are the primary scope for shopfront specialists and glazing contractors.
GlazingM&E
6 Upper Hall Park Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2NW
Loft conversion with dormer, rear extension cladding and replacement windows, Berkhamsted. Multiple works to an existing house: roof raising, attic conversion, new rear dormer, front porch and cladding at full application stage. Roofing, joinery, glazing and cladding packages drive the scope, with…
RoofingJoineryGlazing
105 Spring Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3RB
Loft conversion with rear dormer and three rooflights, Hemel Hempstead. Adds bedroom space and natural light to an existing house under a lawful development certificate. Roofing, joinery, glazing and structural steelwork packages suit specialist installers.
RoofingJoinerySteel
37 Argyll Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 6NE
Single-storey front extension, Hemel Hempstead. Adds ground-floor space to an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, groundworks and glazing packages suit local subcontractors in a mid-range market.
BrickworkGroundworksGlazing
Planning appeals in Dacorum Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Dacorum Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Dacorum Borough Council, raw rate
28.1%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.9 percentage points below expected. Dacorum Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
609 appeals counted, 580 judged either way (163 allowed, 417 dismissed), 29 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 28.4% | 28.8% | 335 | 331 | 94 |
| Householder (HAS) | 32.9% | 35.6% | 159 | 155 | 51 |
| Enforcement Notice | 16.4% | 13.5% | 66 | 55 | 9 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 7.7% | 25% | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 22.2% | 36.9% | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | 0% | 8.1% | 5 | 5 | 0 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | None judged | 39.8% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Dacorum Borough Council
Dacorum Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Dacorum Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent183 homes
- Affordable rent67 homes
- Shared ownership66 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Dacorum Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder87% (602 decided)
- other96% (267 decided)
- institutional84% (45 decided)
- residential65% (40 decided)
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