The Anchor London Road Bourne End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 2RH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retention of existing public house and construction of one three-bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3) on land to the side of the existing public house (Sui Generis). Creation of a new vehicular access off Bourne End Lane, associated parking, hard and soft landscaping, reconfiguration of the public house beer garden and car park. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 15 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Dacorum Development Management on 11 Jun 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- A neighbour objected over the Green Belt, sustainability and parking, while a councillor raised concerns about overdevelopment and parking.
- Members voted 7–0 with one abstention to delegate approval, subject to habitats mitigation and conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Dacorum's committee minutes of 11 Jun 2026.
Documents 35
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 11
Plans & drawings 17
Application forms 1
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 6
Show the other 6 with distances
- 21 mBourne End War MemorialGrade II
- 22 mThe White Horse Public HouseGrade II
- 83 mFormer Bourne End Mill at Watermill MotelGrade II
- 105 mBourne End FarmhouseGrade II
- 113 m12 and 14, Bourne End LaneGrade II
- 126 mThe Old School HouseGrade 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, 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 Planning Permission
- Postcode
- HP1 2RH
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield
- Parish
- Hemel Hempstead (No Parish)
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission/Consent
- Decision date
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- CPC Planning Consultants
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 167 days from validation, 111 days slower than Dacorum's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 78% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Dacorum in the last twelve months, from validation. Dacorum decision record →
Public comments
11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14673918
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14673918
- Neighbours
- 27 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 27 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 20 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 11 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 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%).
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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