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31 High Street Hemel Hempstead HP1 3AA

4/01624/09/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 21 January 2010

Council decision: Refuse Permission/ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use to a5 (take-away)

Received
25 September 2009
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hemel Hempstead Town
  1. Received25 Sep
  2. Validated25 Sep
  3. Consult.11 Nov
  4. Target13 Nov
  5. Decided21 Jan

Decided in 118 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 31 High Street Hemel Hempstead HP1 3AA. Dacorum has handled 3,053 applications of this type. This one was decided in 118 days, 10 weeks longer than Dacorum's typical decision time. The site is in the Hemel Hempstead Old Town conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Hemel Hempstead Town. We hold 1,538 applications in total for the HP1 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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Application details

Postcode
HP1 3AA
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 September 2009
Consultation expiry
18 November 2009
Consultation start
21 October 2009
Consultation end
11 November 2009
Neighbour consultation start
21 October 2009
Target decision date
13 November 2009

Planning decision

Statutory period
49 days

Publicity

Last advertised
28 October 2009
Advertisement expiry
18 November 2009
Site notice start
21 October 2009
Site notice end
18 November 2009

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hemel Hempstead Old TownPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: 33-39, High StreetOn or next to this site · +5 more
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    1 Feb

    Change of use of the ground floor & basement from Sui Generis (take-away) to Class E, restaurant serving…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission24/00225/FUL
  2. 2022
    6 Apr

    Details as required by condition 2 (fascia details) attached to planning permission 21/03890/RET

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/01120/DRC
  3. 2021
    12 Oct

    The retention of 1no non-illuminated logo panel

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent21/03891/ADV
  4. 2021
    12 Oct

    The retention of an automated teller machine and non-illuminated logo panel only (amended scheme)

    ApprovedRetention of Development21/03890/RET
  5. 2021
    31 Aug

    Details required by Condition 3 (Materials and Landscaping) and 4 (Geo-Environmental Study / Preliminary Risk…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/03355/DRC
  6. 2021
    29 Jun

    The retention of 1no illuminated logo panel and 1no illuminated top sign & 1no illuminated bottom sign

    RefusedAdvertisement consent21/02619/ADV

Source: Dacorum

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