257 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1AB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Add railings and a gate to the front of the property. Replace the long removed railings next to the property's front path. Repave the broken front path slabs with Victorian Tiles. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Jul 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Show all 5 with distances
- 40 m235-241, High StreetGrade II
- 54 m296 and 298, High StreetGrade II
- 105 mBoxwell HouseGrade II
- 126 mThe Lamb Public HouseGrade II
- 143 m207-209, High StreetGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Sales history 5
Last sold for £950,000 in March 2017. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Dacorum
- Application type
- Full Householder Application
- Postcode
- HP4 1AB
- Received
- 26 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Ward
- Berkhamsted East
- Parish
- Berkhamsted Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Grant Permission/Consent
- Decision date
- 23 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- George James Associates
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 6 days slower than Dacorum's median of 50 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Dacorum in the last twelve months, from validation. Dacorum decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14957855
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14957855
- Neighbours
- 1 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 1 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 23 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 2 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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