Land Lying To The North West Of Long Lane Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00741/LDE - Lawful Development Certificate Existing Refused

Proposal

Change of use as Storage of builder's materials and plant machinery. HGV parking and repairs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Mar 2026
Refused
12 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

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.
Also on the record
Inside the Bovingdon built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Postcode
HP3 0NE
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Ward
Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield
Parish
Bovingdon Parish Council
Case officer
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Decision
Refuse Permission/Consent
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, 21 days slower than Dacorum's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 22% 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

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