Planning application
85 - 87 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2DF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of existing ground floor retail unit and first floor office to provide a new 4 bedroom dwelling
As published by the council, reference 26/00813/RPB
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00813/RPB
- Type
- Class E to Residential Prior Approval
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Berkhamsted East
- Parish
- Berkhamsted Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HP4 2DF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dacorum register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/02385/DRC Granted
85 - 87 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2DF
Details of windows/doors as required by Condition attached to planning appeal 23/00018/ENFORC (replacement of a ground floor bay window, ground floor window and entrance door on the principle elevation)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by Dacorum
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Blackwood Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Aylesbury
Active · incorporated 2006 · Aylesbury
49 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 93% granted
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Dacorum granted permission on 10 July 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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