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British Natural History Museum Akeman Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6AP

23/02950/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 8 February 2024

Council decision: Grant Permission/ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed improvements for fire protection & mobile impairment facilities to the Rothschild building and service access gate to Ornithology building

Received
13 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Tring West & Rural
Agent
CBP Architects Ltd
  1. Received13 Dec
  2. Validated14 Dec
  3. Consult.18 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at British Natural History Museum Akeman Street Tring Hertfordshire HP23 6AP. Dacorum has handled 255 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 8 days longer than Dacorum's typical decision time. The site is in the Tring conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Tring West & Rural. We hold 813 applications in total for the HP23 postcode area.

93% of heritage 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
HP23 6AP
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Tring Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 December 2023
Consultation expiry
18 January 2024
Last date for comments
18 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
CBP Architects Ltd
Agent address
CBP Architects Ltd 44 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DW

Publicity

Site notice start
28 December 2023
Site notice end
18 January 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12644228
Documents
26
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, 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.

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

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    10 Sep

    Replacement of 8No windows to the first floor Quad area facing Park Street

    ApprovedListed building consent24/02028/LBC
  2. 2024
    1 Aug

    Proposed external sign to wall of Library

    ApprovedListed building consent24/01747/LBC
  3. 2023
    3 Nov

    Proposed essential alterations & repairs to roof, & essential structural repairs to Courtyard porch.

    ApprovedListed building consent23/02668/LBC
  4. 2023
    28 Jul

    Re-build top section of existing chimney.

    ApprovedListed building consent23/01810/LBC
  5. 2023
    1 Jul

    Reconfiguration & improvements to existing Exhibition Gallery Space

    ApprovedListed building consent23/01619/LBC
  6. 2023
    30 Jun

    Works to trees.

    ApprovedWorks to Preserved Tree(s)23/01615/TPO

Source: Dacorum

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