2 Rumballs Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8JF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Existing single storey garage proposed change of use to Study / play Room with lavatory. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Site constraints 2
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £234,250 in September 2010. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2014, 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
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Postcode
- HP3 8JF
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Leverstock Green
- Parish
- Hemel Hempstead (No Parish)
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Refuse Permission/Consent
- Decision date
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 22% 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
No public comments yet.
Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15142506
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15142506
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
10 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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
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.
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