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162-192 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire

Awaiting decision Dacorum 25/00682/MOA Major Outline Application

Works: Extension Demolition Major scheme

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Proposal

(Landscape only reserved) for redevelopment (including change of use, partial demolition and localised upward extension) to provide ground floor and basement commercial uses (Class E), and new residential dwellings (Class C3) on upper floors, installation of new shopfronts, creation of public courtyard space, cycle and car parking, and associated infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 25/00682/MOA

Application record

Reference
25/00682/MOA
Type
Major Outline Application
Status
Awaiting final decision
Received
18 Mar 2025
Validated
25 Mar 2025
Ward
Berkhamsted Castle
Parish
Berkhamsted Town Council

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Mar 2025

    Received by Dacorum

  2. 25 Mar 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 June 2025, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Dacorum took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

79 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Dacorum for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year Dacorum's median decision took 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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