Planning application
118 Hempstead Road Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8AL
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for the continuous use of the annexe as an independent C3 dwellinghouse for a period of 6 years.
As published by the council, reference 26/00794/LDE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00794/LDE
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Permission/Consent
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Kings Langley
- Parish
- Kings Langley Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD4 8AL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dacorum register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01289/LDE Granted
118 Hempstead Road Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8AL
Outbuilding used incidental to 118 Hempstead Road
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Dacorum
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21 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission/Consent
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Dacorum refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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