TUI 232 -234 Marlowes Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1BJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/00856/FUL - Full Planning Permission Awaiting final decision

Proposal

Change of use of first and second floor offices (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create four 1x bed flats with associated works Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
1 Apr 2025
Consultation
11 Aug 2025
Validated
28 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2025

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 227. The consultation period closed on 19 Sept 2025.

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Registered park or garden 73 m away: Hemel Water Gardens
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hemel Hempstead built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
HP1 1BJ
Received
1 Apr 2025
Validated
28 Jan 2026
Ward
Hemel Hempstead Town
Parish
Hemel Hempstead (No Parish)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Dec 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kite Town Planning Solutions

Decision outlook

Day 227, past the statutory target. 89% of changes of use in Dacorum are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

Day 227171 days past the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

84 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13827978
Neighbours
11 Aug 2025
Consultation
11 Aug 2025
Comments by
19 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
29 Aug 2025
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