PlanningLens holds 730 decisions from the Dacorum planning portal. The headline approval rate is currently withheld on data-quality grounds.
Enter your postcode to see approval patterns for your ward and application type.
This table counts every decided application in Dacorum, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trees | – | – | 793 | – |
| Full | – | – | 614 | – |
| Discharge of Conditions | – | – | 367 | – |
| Other | – | – | 256 | – |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | – | – | 249 | – |
| Listed Building | – | – | 71 | – |
| Prior Approval | – | – | 35 | – |
| Advertisement | – | – | 19 | – |
The free check shows approval patterns for your postcode. The property report follows by email.
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 | – | – | 299 | – |
| Tring West & Rural | – | – | 198 | – |
| Berkhamsted East | – | – | 192 | – |
| Ashridge | – | – | 169 | – |
| Berkhamsted West | – | – | 165 | – |
| Berkhamsted Castle | – | – | 150 | – |
| Watling | – | – | 142 | – |
| Kings Langley | – | – | 104 | – |
| Boxmoor | – | – | 95 | – |
| Apsley And Corner Hall | – | – | 94 | – |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | – | – | 93 | – |
| Aldbury & Wigginton | – | – | 81 | – |
| Chaulden And Warners End | – | – | 80 | – |
| Leverstock Green | – | – | 75 | – |
| Northchurch | – | – | 63 | – |
| Tring East | – | – | 60 | – |
| Adeyfield East | – | – | 54 | – |
| Grovehill | – | – | 48 | – |
| Tring Central | – | – | 47 | – |
| Adeyfield West | – | – | 37 | – |
| Nash Mills | – | – | 35 | – |
| Bennetts End | – | – | 33 | – |
| Woodhall Farm | – | – | 31 | – |
| Gadebridge | – | – | 27 | – |
| Highfield | – | – | 19 | – |
How Dacorum’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, unchanged since 2021.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/02141/LDP Berkhamsted West | Single storey rear extension and fenestration alterations. | Approved |
| 26/01929/FHA Kings Langley | Proposed alterations to existing outbuilding | Approved |
| 26/01914/LDP Boxmoor | Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer | Approved |
| 26/01982/FHA Boxmoor | Two storey rear infill extension, new front porch to replace existing, new windo | Approved |
| 26/01895/LDP Bennetts End | Proposed internal alterations to the existing main dwelling and changes to exist | Approved |
| 26/01702/FUL Leverstock Green | Conversion of dwellinghouse (C3) to Childrens home (C2) | Approved |
| 26/01881/FUL Ashridge | Construction of equipment shed | Approved |
| 26/01877/FHA Tring East | Replacement of conservatory with single storey rear extension and replacement ro | Approved |
| 26/01848/FHA Berkhamsted Castle | Single storey rear extension. Replacement of windows to front, rear, side elevat | Approved |
| 26/01806/LBC Aldbury & Wigginton | Install an Electric Vehicle Home Charging Point to side of house. | Approved |
See what has been approved and refused near your address. The property report covers the 20 nearest decisions, refusal patterns in your ward and approval rates by project type, drawn from Dacorum's 730 decisions.
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PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for Dacorum on data-quality grounds. Decision volumes are still published.
PlanningLens holds 730 planning decisions from Dacorum. The approval and refusal split is withheld along with the headline rate.
PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for Dacorum. Ward and project-type breakdowns for this council are withheld on the same basis.