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Land Between Bank Mill Lane And London Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire

Awaiting decision Dacorum 25/03126/OUT Outline Planning Permission

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Construction of a retirement (sheltered housing) development (Use Class C3) including 50% affordable housing and communal facilities, and a 75-bed care home (Use Class C2) including the creation of public open space, together with access from London Road, parking, landscaping and all ancillary and enabling works.

As published by the council, reference 25/03126/OUT

Application record

Reference
25/03126/OUT
Type
Outline Planning Permission
Status
With planning case officer
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
29 Dec 2025
Ward
Berkhamsted East
Parish
Berkhamsted Town Council

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Dec 2025

    Received by Dacorum

  2. 29 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. 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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DLP Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bedford

Administration · incorporated 1991 · Bedford

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Documents

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

82 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 eight weeks. Over the last year Dacorum decided outline applications in a median of 56 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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