Langley Tennis Club Hemel Indoor Tennis Centre Highwoodhall Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8RW Data via plota.co.uk

26/01613/LDE - Lawful Development Certificate Existing With planning case officer

Proposal

Erection of external lighting in association with an existing outdoor tennis court. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 12 Sept 2026, 03:47

Application progress

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Received

23 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 17 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 53.

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Site locaion plan Site Location Plan · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Applicationformredacted Application Form Redacted · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

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 Hemel Hempstead built-up area; Priority habitat 26 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Dacorum
Application type: Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Postcode: HP3 8RW
Received: 23 Jul 2026
Validated: 23 Jul 2026
Case officer: Show
Applicant: Show
Agent: Warner Planning

Decision outlook

Day 53, past Dacorum's usual 46 days for lawful development certificates. 100% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 22 Oct 2026.

predicted

Day 533 days to the 56-day target

93%decided within 8 weeks

87%approved

104decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Dacorum in the last twelve months, from validation. Dacorum decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15082746
Env. assessment: No

Dacorum

Planning Authority Score

7.3/10

Good

#51 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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

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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