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The Red Lion Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BD

26/01488/FULRefused

Refused on 30 October 2026

Council decision: Refuse Permission/Consent2 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed removal of the existing ground floor door and side windows on the north west elevation, creation of a full width recessed opening beneath the curved brick arch, and installation of an inboard plate glass screen with a single door.

Received
2 July 2026
  1. Received2 Jul
  2. Validated2 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Oct

Decided in 120 days

About this application

This is a planning application for window replacement at The Red Lion Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BD. Dacorum has handled 6,920 applications of this type. This one was decided in 120 days, 10 weeks longer than Dacorum's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,540 applications in total for the HP1 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed works, specifically the removal of the existing window and associated historic brickwork and the creation of a recessed glazed entrance within the north-west elevation of the Grade II listed Red Lion Public House would result in the loss of historic fabric and introduce an incongruous contemporary feature that would detract from the architectural and historic significance of the listed building. In addition, as a result of insufficient information/lack of evidence, the glazed screen, steel support, fixing arrangements and surface water management may all result in substantial harm to the heritage asset. The development would further fail to preserve the character and appearance of the Water End Conservation Area. The proposal would therefore result in less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets (Listed Building and Conservation Area) and the public benefits are insufficient to outweigh the harm identified. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policies HE4, HE5, HE6 and HE9 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026), Policy CS27 of the Dacorum Core Strategy (2013), Policies 119 and 120 of the Dacorum Local Plan (2004), and the statutory duties contained within the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
  2. The proposed recessed frameless glazed entrance, by reason of its form, appearance, scale and contemporary detailing, would appear as an incongruous and unsympathetic addition that fails to respond positively to the character and appearance of the host building and its surroundings. The development would not represent high-quality design and would detract from the visual amenity of the site and wider area. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy DP3 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026) and Policies CS11 and CS12 of the Dacorum Core Strategy (2013).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
HP1 3BD

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
JOHN ROGERS DESIGN LTD

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Green belt: Dacorum
  • 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, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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