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26/01073/FUL - Full Planning Permission Refused
New homes

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Validated
21 May 2026
✓
Consultation
21 May 2026
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Refused
16 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Ful - refusal (decision notice) Decision Notice · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF Bng metric pdf Biodiversity metric calculation tool · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement Planning Statement · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Bng statement Biodiversity statement · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Habitat assessment Additional Plans · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Bng metric Biodiversity metric calculation tool · 11 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Amended location plan Site Location Plan · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Application form Superseded Plans/Documents · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Application form redacted Superseded Plans/Documents · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Location, site, proposed plans and elevations Proposed Plan · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Site sections Section Plans · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Habitat plan Additional Plans · 11 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Amended application form Application Form · 21 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat about 3 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Inside the Friar's Wash built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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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Other new applications on this street

30 Jul 2026Pending

River Hall Cottage Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HN

Replacement dwelling & detached double garage and new access.

26/01669/FUL
5 May 2026Approved

Verlam Cottage River Hill Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8BY

Replacement and repairs to broken brick walls and stability frame.

26/01003/LBC

Nearby new applications

30 Jul 2026Pending

River Hall Cottage Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HN

Replacement dwelling & detached double garage and new access.

26/01669/FUL

Important details

Council
Dacorum
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
AL3 8HN
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Watling
Parish
Flamstead Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refuse Permission/Consent
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
AP Consulting Engineers

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 40% of new homes here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Dacorum in the last twelve months, from validation. Dacorum decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14926194
Planning Portal ref
PP-14926194
Neighbours
21 May 2026
Consultation
21 May 2026
Comments by
11 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
21 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
River Hall Cottage Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HN
Entrance porch to original house. Single storey side extension to original house. Dormers…
25/02350/LDP
2025 Refused
River Hall Cottage Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HN
Entrance porch to original house. Single storey side extension to original house. Dormers…
25/02350/LDP
2025 Approved
River Hall Cottage Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HN
Single Storey rear extension measuring 8.00m deep with a maximum ridge height of 4.00m an…
25/02349/HPA
2025 Approved
River Hall Cottage Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HN
Single Storey rear extension measuring 8.00m deep with a maximum ridge height of 4.00m an…
25/02349/HPA
2024 Approved
Watling Garth Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Works to trees
24/01140/TPO
2023 Refused
Everglades Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Side extension of existing office
23/00149/FHA
2023 Refused
Everglades Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Side extension of existing office
23/00149/FHA
2023 Approved
Chads Den Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Removal of Garage and Store. Extension to Rear to Include reconstruction of Roof at Sligh…
23/00354/FHA
2023 Approved
Chads Den Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Removal of Garage and Store. Extension to Rear to Include reconstruction of Roof at Sligh…
23/00354/FHA
2021 Refused
Chads Den Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Side extension to replace current existing, two storey rear extension and loft extension…
21/04219/FHA
2021 Refused
Chads Den Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Side extension to replace current existing, two storey rear extension and loft extension…
21/04219/FHA
2022 Refused
Watling Garth Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
The extension of an existing oak framed garage, to include two bedrooms at first floor an…
22/02627/FUL
2022 Refused
Watling Garth Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
The extension of an existing oak framed garage, to include two bedrooms at first floor an…
22/02627/FUL
2021 Refused
Chads Den Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Side extension to replace current existing, two storey rear extension and loft extension…
21/03042/FHA
2021 Refused
Chads Den Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Side extension to replace current existing, two storey rear extension and loft extension…
21/03042/FHA
2020 Refused
Chads Den Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Side extension to replace current existing, two storey rear extension and loft extension…
20/02521/FHA
2020 Refused
Chads Den Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Side extension to replace current existing, two storey rear extension and loft extension…
20/02521/FHA
2020 Refused
Everglades Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Change of use from C3 (Dwellinghouse) to C2 (Residential Care Home) for the care of up to…
20/02523/LDP
2020 Refused
Everglades Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Change of use from C3 (Dwellinghouse) to C2 (Residential Care Home) for the care of up to…
20/02523/LDP
2020 Approved
Chads Den Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Removal of Garage and Store. Extension to Rear to Include Reconstruction of Roof at Sligh…
20/00261/FHA
2020 Approved
Chads Den Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Removal of Garage and Store. Extension to Rear to Include Reconstruction of Roof at Sligh…
20/00261/FHA
2019 Approved
Old River Hall Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans AL3 8HN
Demolition of existing garage & link building. Proposed two storey extension with side re…
4/02021/19/FHA
2019 Approved
Chad Lane Farm Chad Lane Flamstead St Albans AL3 8HW
Demolition of existing outbuildings and construction of detached dwelling with double gar…
4/01048/19/FUL
2019 Approved
Chads Den Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans AL3 8HJ
Demolition of garage. Rear extension with height increase of 0.5m
4/00617/19/FHA
2023 Approved
Chads Den Old Watling Street Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8HJ
Variation of condition 6 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 23/00354/FHA (R…
23/01882/ROC
Dacorum
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#51 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings