Planning application
3 Lochnell Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3QD
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Loft conversion including the construction of a rear dormer and the installation of three front rooflights.
As published by the council, reference 26/00636/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00636/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Grant Permission/Consent
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- Berkhamsted West
- Parish
- Berkhamsted Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HP4 3QD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
16 Mar 2026
Received by Dacorum
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6 May 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission/Consent
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a design practice registered in Leighton Buzzard
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Dacorum granted permission on 6 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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