Venus Hill Farm Venus Hill Flaunden Hertfordshire HP3 0PG Data via plota.co.uk

With planning case officer 26/02159/LDE

Council

Dacorum 7.3/10

Date received

6 Oct 2026

Date validated

6 Oct 2026

Postcode

HP3 0PG

Description

Confirming lawfulness of existing building used as a private art studio ancillary to the dwelling house. The outbuilding is situated to the east of east and north-east of the main farmhouse and is identified on the submitted as-built site plan, existing elevation drawings and annotated aerial imagery. The applicant advises that the footings and foundations were in place in April 2013 and believes that construction was fully completed in 2015. Since completion, the building has been used as a private art studio by the occupants of the dwelling house. No separate residential or independent commercial use is included in this application. Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 05:24

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 1 Dec 2026, from Dacorum's recent full applications.

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Dacorum usually decides full applications by day 56.

prediction

Day 353 days to the 56-day target

56%decided within 8 weeks

73%approved

6%go to committee

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

Site constraints 4

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.

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Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Hogpits Bottom built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 8 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 £1,150,000 in May 2009. Detached house, freehold.

18 May 2009£1,150,000

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

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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

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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