Hill Farm Leverstock Green Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8QA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01834/RET - Retention of Development With planning case officer

Proposal

The retention of an existing storage container. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Aug 2026
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Oct 2026, from Dacorum's recent full applications. Comments are open until 15 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Hill Farmhouse
List entry 1078067 · 3 m from the pin
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hemel Hempstead built-up area; Open access land 7 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Application type
Retention of Development
Postcode
HP3 8QA
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Leverstock Green
Parish
Hemel Hempstead (No Parish)
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
Warner Planning

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Dacorum usually decides full applications by day 56.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15155465
Neighbours
25 Aug 2026
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
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