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31 High Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3AA

24/00225/FULFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 6 March 2024

Council decision: Grant Permission/ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor & basement from Sui Generis (take-away) to Class E, restaurant serving alcohol.

Received
1 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Hemel Hempstead Town
Agent
Evans & Crawley Chartered Surveyor
  1. Received1 Feb
  2. Validated1 Feb
  3. Consult.21 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Mar

Decided in 34 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 31 High Street Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3AA. Dacorum has handled 3,053 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 2 weeks quicker than Dacorum's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Hemel Hempstead Town. 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 3AA
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hemel Hempstead (No Parish)

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 February 2024
Consultation expiry
27 February 2024
Neighbour consultation start
31 January 2024
Neighbour consultation end
21 February 2024
Last date for comments
6 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Evans & Crawley Chartered Surveyor
Agent address
Bridge House Water Meadow Chesham HP5 1LF United Kingdom

Publicity

Site notice start
6 February 2024
Site notice end
27 February 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12765233
Documents
6
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hemel Hempstead Old TownPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: 33-39, High StreetOn or next to this site · +5 more
  • 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, 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.

Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    6 Apr

    Details as required by condition 2 (fascia details) attached to planning permission 21/03890/RET

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/01120/DRC
  2. 2021
    12 Oct

    The retention of 1no non-illuminated logo panel

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent21/03891/ADV
  3. 2021
    12 Oct

    The retention of an automated teller machine and non-illuminated logo panel only (amended scheme)

    ApprovedRetention of Development21/03890/RET
  4. 2021
    31 Aug

    Details required by Condition 3 (Materials and Landscaping) and 4 (Geo-Environmental Study / Preliminary Risk…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/03355/DRC
  5. 2021
    29 Jun

    The retention of 1no illuminated logo panel and 1no illuminated top sign & 1no illuminated bottom sign

    RefusedAdvertisement consent21/02619/ADV
  6. 2021
    29 Jun

    The retention of an automated teller machine and associated signage

    RefusedRetention of Development21/02618/RET

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