Planning application
26/00947/FHA
14 Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BH
Proposal
General repairs and sensitive refurbishment to the existing dwelling, including conversion of the attached lean-to garage and storage areas into an ensuite and family bathroom, together with a detached annexe in the rear garden.
As published by the council, reference 26/00947/FHA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by Dacorum
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1 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission/Consent
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About householder applications
How this application type works
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/00948/LBC Refused
14 Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BH
General repairs and sensitive refurbishment to the existing dwelling, including conversion of the attached lean-to garage and storage areas into an ensuite and family bathroom, together with a detached annexe in the rear garden.
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26/01403/LBC Awaiting decision
14 Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BH
Retrospective Listed Building Consent for the retention of a 1.8 metre high timber featheredge boundary fence extending approximately 26 metres along the boundary between Nos. 14 and 15, following the separation of the properties into independent ownership.
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26/01191/FHA Granted
12 Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BH
Single storey rear extension
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26/01192/LBC Granted
12 Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 3BH
Single storey rear extension
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24/02536/TCA Granted
Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Works to trees and fell trees
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24/02162/ROC Granted
Central Weir Leighton Buzzard Road Water End Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Removal of Condition 4 (Fish breeding) attached to planning permission 22/02836/MFA (Removal of the central weir at Water End South Bridge on the River Gade, incorporating channel restoration and habitat improvements in the area between Water End Bridge North and Water End Bridge South).
Other householder applications
In Dacorum
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26/01672/FHA Awaiting decision
78 Alexandra Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 4AQ
Single storey rear extension to garage and creation of annex
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26/01665/FHA Awaiting decision
Fullers Cross Oak Road Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3NA
Part single, part double storey extension, new porch, alterations to fenestration, brickwork and associated landscaping.
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26/01654/FHA Awaiting decision
Ringshall Rise Ringshall Road Ringshall Hertfordshire HP4 1LU
Single and first floor side and rear extension
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26/01658/FHA Awaiting decision
16 Watford Road Kings Langley Hertfordshire WD4 8EA
Part two storey, part single storey rear, two storey front extensions and roof extension and loft conversion
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26/01655/FHA Awaiting decision
6 Cotterells Hill Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP1 1JD
Dropped kerb & reconfiguration of the front garden to enable off road parking