Boxmoor Lodge London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RA

20/04042/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused

Full

Refused on 19 March 2021

Council decision: Refuse Permission/ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings, new access road and a construction of 6 x 5 bedroom x 2.5 storey detached dwelling houses with garages.

Received: 24 December 2020
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 6
Council: Dacorum Borough Council
Ward: Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield
Agent: The RM Partnership

ReceivedReceived24 Dec
ValidatedValidated24 Dec
Consult.Consultation29 Jan
TargetTarget Date4 Feb
DecidedDecided19 Mar

Decided in 85 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Boxmoor Lodge London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RA. Dacorum has handled 3,053 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 5 weeks longer than Dacorum's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 164 applications across Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield. We hold 1,538 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 2RA
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Bovingdon Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 December 2020
Consultation expiry: 10 February 2021
Consultation start: 8 January 2021
Consultation end: 29 January 2021
Neighbour consultation start: 7 January 2021
Neighbour consultation end: 28 January 2021
Last date for comments: 10 February 2021
Target decision date: 4 February 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent: The RM Partnership
Agent address: Harbourne House 80 High Street Bushey Watford WD23 3HD

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 20 January 2021
Advertisement expiry: 10 February 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-09348810
Documents: 36
Constraints: 10

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Lodge at West Corner of Felden LaneOn this site
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, green belt, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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13 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Dacorum

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