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72 Victoria Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2JS

26/00087/FHAFull Householder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 12 March 2026

Council decision: Refuse Permission/ConsentDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Part single part two storey side and rear extension, single storey front extension

Received
15 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Berkhamsted East
Agent
Duncan James Design
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 72 Victoria Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2JS. Dacorum has handled 3,053 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Dacorum's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Berkhamsted East. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed part single part two storey side and rear extension together with single storey front extension would, by reason of its design, excessive bulk, massing, scale, forward projection result in a contrived, incongruous, visually dominant, overbearing and poor quality addition to the host dwelling. The development would fail to integrate sympathetically with the modest proportions and consistent group character of the original inter-war semi-detached houses that typify the Swing Gate Lane Character Area (BCA2). The propsoals would harm the established character and appearance of the host property, the immediate streetscene along Victoria Road, and the wider residential area contrary to the NPPF, Policies CS11 and Cs12 of the Core Stategy 2013 and the Area based Policies SPD (BCA2). This application was supported by the following documents: (Site Location Plan) S1826-01 (Existing Floor Plans) S1826-02 (Existing Elevations) P1826-10 (Block Plan) P1826-11 (Proposed Floor plans) P1826-12 A (Proposed Elevations) Date of Decision Notice: 12th March 2026 Application Number: 26/00087/FHA

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
HP4 2JS
Application type
Full Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Berkhamsted Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2026
Consultation expiry
6 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 February 2026
Last date for comments
6 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Duncan James Design
Agent address
33, Camp Road St. Albans AL1 5DX

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14623846
Documents
10
Constraints
13

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

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© 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

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    6 Oct

    Single storey rear extension with patio

    PendingApplication26/02160/LDP

Source: Dacorum

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