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5 Christchurch Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5BX

26/00117/ROCRemoval/Variation of ConditionRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 5 May 2026

Council decision: Refuse Permission/ConsentDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Variation of Condition 3 (Approved Plans) attached to planning permission 24/02115/FUL

Received
20 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
10
Ward
Hemel Hempstead Town
Agent
Dimensions- Planning&Architecture
  1. Received20 Jan
  2. Validated20 Jan
  3. Consult.10 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 May

Decided in 105 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at 5 Christchurch Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5BX. Dacorum has handled 1,022 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 8 weeks longer than Dacorum's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Hemel Hempstead Town. We hold 1,372 applications in total for the HP2 postcode area.

95% of conditions 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 timber-covered bin storage structures and associated fencing would introduce a significant degree of bulk, scale and visual clutter into the already constrained frontages that characterise Christchurch Road. Although some modest, ad-hoc bin storage exists on the street, the current proposal represents a material increase in engineered structures that would appear prominent and alien to the existing street scene, which is defined by modest properties with small, open or lightly defined front gardens. The development would therefore cause harm to the character and appearance of the property and the wider street scene. As such, it fails to accord with Policies CS11 and CS12 of the Dacorum Core Strategy (2013) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024). This issue was previously found unacceptable under application 25/02184/ROC, and the current submission does not overcome those concerns.
  2. The proposed bin storage area, together with the associated fencing, would be sited immediately in front of a habitable room window serving a ground-floor bedroom. This would result in an unacceptable loss of outlook, significant visual intrusion and a cramped, enclosed outlook for the occupier. In addition, the close proximity of the bin stores would give rise to potential odour nuisance, noise from bin collection and general disturbance, even with the proposed timber enclosure.The arrangement would fail to provide a satisfactory standard of residential amenity for future occupiers. The proposal is therefore contrary to Saved Appendix 3 of the Dacorum Local Plan (2004), Policy CS12 of the Dacorum Core Strategy (2013) and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
HP2 5BX
Application type
Removal/Variation of Condition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hemel Hempstead (No Parish)

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 January 2026
Consultation expiry
10 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
20 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
10 February 2026
Last date for comments
10 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Dimensions- Planning&Architecture
Agent address
Unit 7 Hawthorn Business Park 165 Granville Road London NW2 2AZ

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14625915
Documents
5
Constraints
17

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.

Source: Dacorum

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