Westbrook Hay School London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RF
Approved on 26 November 2020
Council decision: Grant Permission/ConsentDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Extension of Lower School Car Park located within the enclosed former walled garden
- Received
- 16 September 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Ward
- Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield
- ReceivedReceived16 Sep
- ValidatedValidated16 Sep
- Consult.Consultation8 Oct
- TargetTarget Date26 Nov
- DecidedDecided26 Nov
Decided in 71 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Westbrook Hay School London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RF. Dacorum has handled 3,053 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 weeks longer than Dacorum's typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 164 applications across Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield. We hold 1,540 applications in total for the HP1 postcode area.
92% of full applications at Dacorum Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- HP1 2RF
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Bovingdon Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 September 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 21 October 2020
- Consultation start
- 17 September 2020
- Consultation end
- 8 October 2020
- Neighbour consultation start
- 17 September 2020
- Neighbour consultation end
- 8 October 2020
- Last date for comments
- 21 October 2020
- Target decision date
- 26 November 2020
- Permission expires
- 26 November 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Aitchison Raffety
- Agent address
- 154 High Street Berkhamsted HP4 3AT United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 71 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 30 September 2020
- Advertisement expiry
- 21 October 2020
- Site notice start
- 30 September 2020
- Site notice end
- 21 October 2020
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-09072170
- Documents
- 7
- Constraints
- 16
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Green belt: Dacorum
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20262 Feb
Details as required by condition 2 (BNG) and informative 2. attached to planning permission 24/02476/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00214/DRC - 20259 Dec
Works to trees
ApprovedWorks to Preserved Tree(s)25/02994/TPO - 202516 Jul
Removal of section of fence and kerb, and addition of section of hardstanding and gate to facilitate the…
PendingApplication25/01601/FUL - 202429 Aug
Relocation of existing workshop building and fuel tank
ApprovedFull Planning Permission24/01944/FUL - 202223 Sep
works to trees.
ApprovedWorks to Preserved Tree(s)22/02886/TPO - 202113 Apr
Works to Tree
ApprovedWorks to Preserved Tree(s)21/01533/TPO
Source: Dacorum
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