Dacorum Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Dacorum Borough Council decided more than 2,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 13% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 51 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Dacorum Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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29 October 2026 · Approved
Land South Of Green Lane Westwick Row Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire · 25/03051/MFA
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14 September 2026 · Approved
Land North Of Chipperfield Road Kings Langley Herts · 26/01057/RES
Figures for Dacorum Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 13%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 51 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 8%of more than 590 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 200 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 27%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 64plan adopted 2013 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Dacorum Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC); • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning…”
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“The main issues are: 1) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area having particular regard to the loss of trees and landscaping, and 2) the effect of the proposed development on highway safety…”
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“From the Council’s evidence and my own observations on the site, the main issue in respect of appeal A is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to parking. 5. In respect of appeal B…”
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“The main issues in this case are the effect of the proposed development on the provision of social infrastructure, having regard to the development plan; and the effect of the proposed development on the non-designated heritage asset in terms of…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.