Land Lying To The West Of Chequers Hill Chequers Hill Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8EU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of up to 3no dwellings (minimum 1no and maximum 3no dwellings) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Site constraints 4
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Important details
- Council
- Dacorum
- Application type
- Permission in Principle
- Postcode
- AL3 8EU
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Watling
- Parish
- Flamstead Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Refuse Permission/Consent
- Decision date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Barker Parry Town Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, 20 days faster than Dacorum's median of 55 for demolitions. Refused, as 19% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Dacorum in the last twelve months, from validation. Dacorum decision record →
Public comments
67% object · below the UK average of 74%
11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15120855
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15120855
- Neighbours
- 12 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 12 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
5 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%).
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