40 Barnfield Road Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 5TN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of existing shed and erection of a shepherd's hut Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026
Associated applications 2
- Demolition of existing shed and erection of a shepherd's hut
Site constraints 1
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- St Albans
- Application type
- HSE
- Postcode
- AL5 5TN
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Parish
- HARPENDEN TOWN
- Target decision
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decision
- DC3 Conditional Permission
- Decision date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Dla Town Planning Ltd (Dla Town Planning Ltd)
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, 31 days faster than St Albans's median of 84 for demolitions. Approved, as 82% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 320240PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14715850
- Comments by
- 17 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #285 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).
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