Dacorum Council approves 99.6% of planning applications, based on 1,647 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.3%. Dacorum sits 11.3 percentage points above the national average.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 267 decided applications, Dacorum Council approved 100.0% of planning applications in 2025. Across 1,647 decisions analysed since January 2020, the overall approval rate in Dacorum is 99.6%; the national average across UK councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.3%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Dacorum council planning portal records · Updated June 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
Enter your postcode for a free, personalised approval pattern report, based on your ward and application type.
Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Dacorum.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trees | 693 | 2 | 695 | 99.7% |
| Full | 288 | 1 | 289 | 99.7% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 223 | 0 | 223 | 100.0% |
| Other | 191 | 0 | 191 | 100.0% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 187 | 0 | 187 | 100.0% |
| Listed Building | 27 | 0 | 27 | 100.0% |
| Prior Approval | 19 | 3 | 22 | 86.4% |
| Advertisement | 13 | 0 | 13 | 100.0% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on, your free property report is emailed in minutes.
Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield | 204 | 0 | 204 | 100.0% |
| Berkhamsted East | 153 | 1 | 154 | 99.4% |
| Tring West & Rural | 148 | 3 | 151 | 98.0% |
| Ashridge | 122 | 1 | 123 | 99.2% |
| Berkhamsted Castle | 117 | 0 | 117 | 100.0% |
| Berkhamsted West | 115 | 0 | 115 | 100.0% |
| Watling | 81 | 0 | 81 | 100.0% |
| Kings Langley | 66 | 1 | 67 | 98.5% |
| Apsley And Corner Hall | 62 | 0 | 62 | 100.0% |
| Boxmoor | 59 | 0 | 59 | 100.0% |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 57 | 0 | 57 | 100.0% |
| Chaulden And Warners End | 49 | 0 | 49 | 100.0% |
| Aldbury & Wigginton | 48 | 0 | 48 | 100.0% |
| Leverstock Green | 47 | 0 | 47 | 100.0% |
| Tring East | 44 | 0 | 44 | 100.0% |
| Northchurch | 43 | 0 | 43 | 100.0% |
| Grovehill | 38 | 0 | 38 | 100.0% |
| Adeyfield East | 36 | 0 | 36 | 100.0% |
| Tring Central | 31 | 0 | 31 | 100.0% |
| Adeyfield West | 24 | 0 | 24 | 100.0% |
| Nash Mills | 21 | 0 | 21 | 100.0% |
| Bennetts End | 19 | 0 | 19 | 100.0% |
| Woodhall Farm | 18 | 0 | 18 | 100.0% |
| Gadebridge | 17 | 0 | 17 | 100.0% |
| Highfield | 12 | 0 | 12 | 100.0% |
How Dacorum’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, down 0.7pp since 2021.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Dacorum council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/01061/FHA Tring East | Front porch extension. | Approved |
| 26/01034/LDP Ashridge | Construction of timber vehicular gates, brick piers, and a pedestrian side door | Approved |
| 26/00994/FHA Woodhall Farm | Single storey front infill extension | Approved |
| 26/00958/PIP Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield | Permission in principle for the construction of a self-build dwellinghouse | Approved |
| 26/00919/ADV Watling | New Facia signage. Self Adhesive Vinyl graphics to windows | Approved |
| 26/01019/FHA Woodhall Farm | Part single, part two storey side extension | Approved |
| 26/00973/FHA Hemel Hempstead Town | Attached garage and amended access approved under reference 25/01424/FHA includi | Approved |
| 26/01012/LDP Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield | Stationing of a caravan to provide ancillary residential accommodation | Approved |
| 26/01031/LDP Adeyfield West | Construction of a rear dormer loft extension to the existing dwellinghouse with | Approved |
| 26/00967/FHA Berkhamsted West | Replacement of existing windows with heritage style uPVC sash windows. | Approved |
Find out what actually gets approved near your address first. Your free property report analyses the 20 nearest decisions to your property, ward-specific refusal patterns, and extension-by-extension approval patterns. Based on Dacorum's 1,647 real decisions. Free, emailed in minutes.
Check my postcodeCompare Dacorum's planning approval rates with neighbouring areas:
More council comparisons coming soon.
Dig deeper into Dacorum's planning statistics, by ward, extension type, or project category:
Data-driven guides to help you understand planning approval patterns:
Yes. PlanningLens offers a free planning permission check for Dacorum. Enter your postcode to instantly see approval rates for your ward and application type, based on 1,647 real decisions from Dacorum council. The full property-specific report is also free and emailed within minutes.
Enter your postcode on PlanningLens for a free instant check based on Dacorum's real planning decisions. The free property report goes further: it analyses the 20 nearest comparable decisions to your property, ward-level refusal patterns, and approval rates by application type. Free and emailed within minutes.
Based on 1,647 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Dacorum is 99.6%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.3%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 1,647 planning decisions from Dacorum council. 1,641 were approved and 6 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Dacorum is 99.6%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.
Writing about planning in Dacorum? These figures are free to republish with attribution. Copy the one-line citation, or paste the stat box into any website, CMS or newsletter, it carries its own styling and links back to this page for verification.