Planning application
2 Rumballs Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8JF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Existing single storey garage proposed change of use to Study / play Room with lavatory.
As published by the council, reference 26/01742/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01742/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
- Status
- With planning case officer
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Leverstock Green
- Parish
- Hemel Hempstead (No Parish)
- Postcode
- HP3 8JF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Dacorum
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dacorum took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Dacorum for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dacorum decided lawful development applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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