High Firs Lodge Woodhall Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 5PS Data via plota.co.uk

25/01627/FUL - Full Planning Permission With planning case officer

Proposal

Redevelopment of the site of High Firs Lodge with 4no 2 bedroom and 3no 1 bedroom flats with associated car parking, cycle parking, refuse storage and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
9 Jul 2025
✓
Consultation
11 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 22 Nov 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 476.

The consultation period closed on 6 Aug 2025.

Documents 36

Plans & drawings 20

PDF Proposed stopping-up ground floor plan Additional Plans · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Gf site plan Additional Plans · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF Gf site plan Additional Plans · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF Gf site plan Additional Plans · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed massing study and elevation Additional Plans · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed elevations sheet 1 of 2 Amended Plans and Drawings · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed elevations sheet 2 of 2 Amended Plans and Drawings · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed 3d views Amended Plans and Drawings · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed elevation bay studies Amended Plans and Drawings · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Site location plan Site Location Plan · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed block plan Block Plan of the Site · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed ground floor site plan Site & Other Plans · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed first second third floor and roof pla Proposed Floor Plans · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing plans and elevations Existing Elevations · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed elevations sheet 1 of 2 Superseded Plans and Drawings · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed elevations sheet 2 of 2 Superseded Plans and Drawings · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed elevation bay studies Superseded Plans and Drawings · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed 3d views Superseded Plans and Drawings · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed refuse store and cycle parking Additional Plans · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed site sections Section Plans · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Public footpath 24 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Hemel Hempstead built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 16 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 1

Last sold for £415,000 in January 2018. Detached house, freehold.

31 January 2018£415,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area129 m² (1,389 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2018, 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
HP2 5PS
Received
1 Jul 2025
Validated
9 Jul 2025
Ward
Highfield
Parish
Hemel Hempstead (No Parish)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
MEPK Architects
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 476, past the statutory target. 73% of full applications in Dacorum are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Oct 2026.

Day 476420 days past the 56-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
176decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Dacorum in the last twelve months, from validation. Dacorum decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 neutral

31 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13949235
Planning Portal ref
PP-13949235
Neighbours
11 Jul 2025
Consultation
11 Jul 2025
Comments by
6 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
16 Jul 2025
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
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

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.