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Eastwoods Butchers 15 Gravel Path Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2EF

Awaiting decision Dacorum 26/01997/RPB Class E to Residential Prior Approval

Works: Windows or glazing Domestic

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Proposal

Full refurbishment to single family dwelling (residential use). An approved planning precedent exists for change of use to TWO residential units (submitted by the previous owner but not taken forward). The building is in a residential area, the downstairs was previously a butcher but has not been in use for some time. A new planning scheme will be submitted in due course based on the change of use to ONE residential unit. From a conservation viewpoint the existing shopfront will feature and be retained as part of the design.

As published by the council, reference 26/01997/RPB

Application record

Reference
26/01997/RPB
Type
Class E to Residential Prior Approval
Status
With planning case officer
Received
14 Sep 2026
Validated
14 Sep 2026
Ward
Berkhamsted Castle
Parish
Berkhamsted Town Council
Postcode
HP4 2EF

Comment by 8 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Dacorum's portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2026

    Received by Dacorum

  2. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 November 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

3 documents on file for this application

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What 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 prior approval applications in a median of 32 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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