79 Covert Road Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3SS

1. 20 Mar 2023

   Received by Dacorum

2. 27 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

3. 29 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• 29 Lyme Avenue Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3SG

  21/02469/FHA Submitted 16 Jun 2021 94m away

  Single storey front extension and internal alterations. Replacement of glass roof to conservatory with slate finish

  Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• Sundance Pea Lane Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3SX

  21/01952/FHA Submitted 12 May 2021 124m away

  Single storey side and rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Paynes Field Close Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3SB

  26/01397/FHA Submitted 22 Jun 2026 127m away

  Single storey rear extension, garage conversion and rear landscaping

  Granted Householder Extension 32 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Birch Road Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3SQ

  26/01186/ROC Submitted 27 May 2026 135m away

  Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 26/00022/FHA

  Granted Amendments 5 docs

• 2 Paynes Field Close Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3SB

  26/00846/TPO Submitted 10 Apr 2026 141m away

  Removal of tree

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 8 Home Farm Road Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3SL

  23/00296/FHA Submitted 2 Feb 2023 162m away

  Ground floor side extension to garage and first floor extension with front and rear dormers.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 10 docs
  Domestic

• 26/01889/AGD Awaiting decision

  Middle Bottom Field Dunstable Road Markyate St Albans Hertfordshire

  Construction of general purpose agricultural buildings and associated hard standing for the manoeuving of agricultural vehicles

  1 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 26/01699/HPA Granted

  15 Sheepcote Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4BS

  Single-storey rear extension measuring 6 metres deep with a maximum height of 3 metres and maximum eaves height of 3 metres.

  4 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 26/01602/HPA Granted

  46 Masons Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4QP

  Single storey rear extension measuring 4.0m deep with a maximum ridge height of 3.150m and a maximum eaves height of 3.0m

  21 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/01587/HPA Granted

  15 St Margarets Way Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4PA

  Single storey rear extension measuring 3.85m deep with a maxim ridge height of 3.40m and maximum eaves height of 2.40m

  20 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/01852/APA Awaiting decision

  Shevington Venus Hill Bovingdon Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0PG

  Conversion of existing agricultural buildings, to create 3 x 2-bed dwellings. Includes extension to rear of two units by less than 4m on existing hardstanding.

  26 Aug 2026 Prior approval