Blue Court Mark Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7DN Data via plota.co.uk

26/01502/FUL With planning case officer
Change of useCommercial & major worksExtensions & alterationsCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of logistics site and warehouse building to asbestos storage facility with ancillary office space (Sui Generis Use Class) and extension to existing warehouse and office building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Validated
28 Jul 2026
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Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Sept 2026, from Dacorum's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 20 Aug 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 190 m away: High Street Green Roman barrow; Inside the Hemel Hempstead built-up area; Priority habitat 35 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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
Postcode
HP2 7DN
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026

Decision outlook

Day 46 of the 56-day target. Dacorum usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 4610 days to 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

11comments received
11 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

36 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14810737
Neighbours
28 Jul 2026
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Innovation House G1 39 Mark Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7DN
Change of use from Office (Class E) to storage and distribution (B8). Construction of det…
24/01147/FUL
2023 Approved
24 Mark Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7BN
Retention of windows to mezzanine
23/01826/RET
2023 Approved
24 Mark Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7BN
Retention of windows to mezzanine
23/01826/RET
2019 Approved
Unit C Mark Court 37 Mark Road Hemel Hempstead HP2 7DN
Installation of roller shutter as replacement to existing Window.
4/01914/19/FUL
2018 Approved
Vantage Point 23 Mark Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7DN
Conversion of existing office space to one and two bedroom apartments, including studio a…
4/01352/18/OPA
2018
VANTAGE HOUSE, 23 MARK ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 7DN
CONVERSION OF EXISTING OFFICE SPACE TO ONE AND TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS, INCLUDING STUDIO A…
4/01352/18/OTD
2017 Approved
Vantage Point 23 Mark Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7DN
Change of use of existing office space to one and two bedroom apartments on ground and fi…
4/00191/17/OPA
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings