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Hay House London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RE

21/01768/LDPLawful Development Certificate ProposedApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 17 May 2021

Council decision: Grant Permission/ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed part loft conversion, rear dormer projection and alterations.

Received
29 April 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield
Agent
R York and Son Design Ltd.
  1. Received29 Apr
  2. Validated4 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Jun
  5. Decided17 May

Decided in 13 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a loft conversion at Hay House London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RE. Dacorum has handled 723 applications of this type. This one was decided in 18 days, 4 weeks quicker than Dacorum's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 162 applications across Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield. We hold 1,543 applications in total for the HP1 postcode area.

89% of outline 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 2RE
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 May 2021
Target decision date
15 June 2021
Permission expires
17 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
R York and Son Design Ltd.
Architect profile
R. YORK & SON DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
46 Orchard Avenue Garston Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7SG

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Appeal history

3282578
Allowed
Type: Lawful Development CertificateProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 20 February 2023Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Hay LodgeOn or next to this site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    22 Mar

    Converting the loft of the garage into a habitable space

    ApprovedHouseholder22/00947/FHA

Source: Dacorum

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