Haresfoot Farm Chesham Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2SU
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide 130 residential units (market and affordable), construction of a community hub building, sustainability measures together with associated landscaping, open space, parking, and highway improvement
- Received
- 28 November 2025
- Decided
- 29 May 2026 · Grant Permission/Consent
- Public comments
- 62
- Council
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Ward
- Berkhamsted East
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- ReceivedReceived28 Nov
- ValidatedValidated28 Nov
- Consult.Consultation22 Dec
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided29 May
Decided in 182 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application for demolition at Haresfoot Farm Chesham Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2SU. Dacorum has handled 3,053 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 182 days, 18 weeks longer than Dacorum's median. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Berkhamsted East. We hold 621 applications in total for the HP4 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
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- Green belt: Dacorum
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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