20 Bourne End Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01870/RES - Reserved Matters Application With planning case officer

Proposal

Reserved matters relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for Plot 2 pursuant to outline application Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Aug 2026
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Oct 2026, from Dacorum's recent new homes. Comments are open until 22 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: 12 and 14, Bourne End Lane, Grade II, 58 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hemel Hempstead built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. 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
Reserved Matters Application
Postcode
HP1 2RL
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield
Parish
Hemel Hempstead (No Parish)
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Dacorum usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
54%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

37 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15146533
Neighbours
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Dacorum
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#51 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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