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40 Kings Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3BH

23/02299/FHAFull Householder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 19 February 2024

Council decision: Refuse Permission/ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing detached garage. Construction of single storey side extension and two storey front extension and part single/part two storey front/side extension, raising of ridge height to facilitate conversion of roof space with associated rear dormer window, alterations to fenestration, erection of new garage/carport, alterations to driveway and landscaping works.

Received
20 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Berkhamsted West
Agent
MDP Architects
  1. Received20 Sep
  2. Validated20 Sep
  3. Consult.17 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Feb

Decided in 152 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 40 Kings Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3BH. Dacorum has handled 3,053 applications of this type. This one was decided in 152 days, 15 weeks longer than Dacorum's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Berkhamsted West. We hold 651 applications in total for the HP4 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
HP4 3BH
Application type
Full Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Berkhamsted Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 September 2023
Consultation expiry
28 October 2023
Neighbour consultation start
26 September 2023
Neighbour consultation end
17 October 2023
Last date for comments
23 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
MDP Architects
Agent address
65 Hermitage Road Hitchin SG5 1DB United Kingdom

Publicity

Site notice start
7 October 2023
Site notice end
28 October 2023

Appeal

Appeal reference
24/00031/REFU
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3343948
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 21 August 2024Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12449689
Documents
15
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Dacorum

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