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61 George Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2EQ

26/00403/FHAFull Householder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 10 June 2026

Council decision: Refuse Permission/Consent1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Two storey rear extension and insertion of rooflight

Received
20 February 2026
Public comments
20
Ward
Berkhamsted Castle
Agent
HOME EXTENSION DESIGNS LTD
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.16 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Jun

Decided in 110 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at 61 George Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2EQ. Dacorum has handled 3,053 applications of this type. This one was decided in 110 days, 9 weeks longer than Dacorum's typical decision time. The site is in the Berkhamsted conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Berkhamsted Castle. 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 two-storey rear extension, by reason of its height, bulk, and position directly at the shared boundary with No. 63 George Street, would cause significant and unacceptable harm to the daylight, sunlight, and outlook of the occupiers of that property. The north-easterly orientation of the rear elevation, the narrow plot width, and the absence of any secondary light source to the affected ground-floor kitchen and first-floor bedroom windows compounds this harm considerably. The BRE 45-degree lines from these winodws are breached at ground and first floor level, and no Daylight and Sunlight Assessment has been submitted to demonstrate that these impacts would fall within acceptable limits. The proposal would therefore cause demonstrable harm to the living conditions of the occupiers of No. 63 George Street, contrary to Saved Appendix 3 of the Local Plan (2004), Policy CS12 of the Core Strategy (2013), and the relevant provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework. This application was supported by the following documents: 6290-E01 D (Existing Plans - General) 6290-ORD1 A (Site Location Plan) 6290-PO1 F (Proposed Plan) 6290-ORD-2 A (Block Plan) Date of Decision Notice: 10th June 2026 Application Number: 26/00403/FHA

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2026
Consultation expiry
16 March 2026
Consultation end
16 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
23 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
16 March 2026
Last date for comments
16 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
HOME EXTENSION DESIGNS LTD
Architect profile
HOME EXTENSION DESIGNS LTD
Agent address
REAR OF 62 BRIDGE ROAD EAST WELWYN GARDEN CITY AL7 1JU United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14652649
Documents
8
Constraints
33

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Berkhamsted
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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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