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The Chapel Chapel Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2EA

Awaiting decision Dacorum 26/00551/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor of The Chapel from Class E (commercial gym) to Class C3 (dwellinghouse), resulting in a single dwelling occupying the building in its entirety. New vehicular access from Chapel Street, including a dropped kerb.

As published by the council, reference 26/00551/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00551/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
With planning case officer
Received
5 Mar 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Ward
Berkhamsted Castle
Parish
Berkhamsted Town Council
Postcode
HP4 2EA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dacorum register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/02898/TCA Granted

    The Chapel Chapel Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2EA

    Work to trees

    Decided 4 Aug 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Mar 2026

    Received by Dacorum

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Status changed to With planning case officer

    Previously Awaiting final decision.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 May 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.

Documents

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

21 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 full applications in a median of 97 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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