56B And 56C Western Road Tring Hertfordshire HP23 4BB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00969/RPB - Class E to Residential Prior Approval Approved

Proposal

Change of use of Class E floorspace, to provide 5 apartments under Class MA of the GPDO. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Apr 2026
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Consultation
15 May 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National landscape about 174 m away: Chilterns; Conservation area about 45 m away: Tring; Inside the Tring built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Dacorum
Application type
Class E to Residential Prior Approval
Postcode
HP23 4BB
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Tring West & Rural
Parish
Tring Town Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
James Holmes Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 78% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Dacorum in the last twelve months, from validation. Dacorum decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14881861
Planning Portal ref
PP-14881861
Neighbours
15 May 2026
Consultation
15 May 2026
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
8 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Dacorum
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#51 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Dacorum is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #50 out of 296. Only 22% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dacorum decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #150 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #171 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #50 of 296
22%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #22 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
127 decided (1-9 homes)
79%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
21 decided
1,130
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026