Woodlands 31 Beechwood Park Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0DY Data via plota.co.uk

26/02205/TPO - Works to Preserved Tree(s) Approved

Proposal

Works to trees Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
9 Oct 2026
✓
Approved
15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Scheduled monument 165 m away: Boxmoor House Roman villa; Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Hemel Hempstead built-up area; Green belt 66 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 15 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 4

Last sold for £662,500 in February 2013. Detached house, freehold.

8 February 2013£662,500
18 March 2009£492,000
16 January 2009£500,000
10 May 1996£212,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Dacorum - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Dacorum
Application type
Works to Preserved Tree(s)
Postcode
HP3 0DY
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
9 Oct 2026
Ward
Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield
Parish
Hemel Hempstead (No Parish)
Case officer
Show
Decision
Grant Permission/Consent
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 6 days from validation, 6 days faster than Dacorum's median of 12 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
272decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Dacorum in the last twelve months, from validation. Dacorum decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15281707
Planning Portal ref
PP-15281707
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

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