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Venus Hill Farm Venus Hill Flaunden Hertfordshire HP3 0PG

Awaiting decision Dacorum 26/02159/LDE Lawful Development Certificate Existing

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Proposal

Confirming lawfulness of existing building used as a private art studio ancillary to the dwelling house. The outbuilding is situated to the east of east and north-east of the main farmhouse and is identified on the submitted as-built site plan, existing elevation drawings and annotated aerial imagery. The applicant advises that the footings and foundations were in place in April 2013 and believes that construction was fully completed in 2015. Since completion, the building has been used as a private art studio by the occupants of the dwelling house. No separate residential or independent commercial use is included in this application.

As published by the council, reference 26/02159/LDE

Application record

Reference
26/02159/LDE
Type
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Status
With planning case officer
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield
Parish
Flaunden Parish Council
Postcode
HP3 0PG

Comment by 28 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. 6 Oct 2026

    Received by Dacorum

  2. 9 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 December 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

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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 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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