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85 - 87 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2DF

Granted Dacorum 26/00813/RPB Class E to Residential Prior Approval

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.

  • 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)

    Decided 25 Nov 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Apr 2026

    Received by Dacorum

  2. 10 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted

  3. 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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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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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