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Notice upheld8 January 20263352829

16 High Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3AE

Planning appeal 3352829 at 16 High Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3AE (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 January 2026 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the extraction flues were in place before the building was listed in February 1977.

Retention of illuminated advertising fascia, illuminated projecting sign, painted brickwork, refrigeration/conditioning unit, and extraction flues on a listed building

Authority
Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Major retail and services
Inspector
Hand S
Postcode
HP1 3AE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the extraction flues were in place before the building was listed in February 1977
  • Whether listed building consent should be granted for the unauthorised works including the flues, illuminated signage, painted brickwork and refrigeration unit

What decided it

The extraction flues and bright red colour scheme cause less than substantial harm to the listed building's significance with no public benefits to outweigh that harm, and the flues were not demonstrated to have been in place before listing.

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