Land Rear Of 119 Hempstead Road Hemel Hempstead Kings Langley WD4 8AS Data via plota.co.uk

25/01758/FUL - Full Planning Permission With planning case officer

Proposal

Material change of use of land to use as residential Gypsy/Traveller caravan site, including the stationing of 4 static caravans, the laying of hardstanding and erection of communal amenity building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
12 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Target date was 16 Nov 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Dec 2026, from Dacorum's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 2 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Also on the record
Public footpath about 29 m away; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Rucklers Lane built-up area; Priority habitat about 33 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Dacorum
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
WD4 8AS
Received
15 Jul 2025
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Ward
Kings Langley
Parish
Kings Langley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Philip Brown Associates Limited

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Dacorum usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1640 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

177comments received
175 objecting1 neutral1 supporting

99% object · above the UK average of 74%

188 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14174333
Planning Portal ref
PP-14174333
Neighbours
12 Oct 2026
Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Comments by
2 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
13 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