Planning application
Waterstones 168 - 176 High Street Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3AP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Replacement shop frontage and alterations to canopy
As published by the council, reference 26/00971/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00971/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Permission/Consent
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Berkhamsted Castle
- Parish
- Berkhamsted Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- HP4 3AP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by Dacorum
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23 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission/Consent
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23 Jul 2026
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DMH Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy
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Dacorum granted permission on 23 June 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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