Land Adjacent To Little Ditches Annables Lane Kinsbourne Green Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 3PR Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/0949 - MIND Under Consideration
New homes

Proposal

Erection of 3 self-build dwellings, new access onto Annables Lane and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Validated
15 May 2026
Decision
Target date was 7 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 167.

The consultation period closed on 7 Aug 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 5

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Annables Manor House, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Kinsbourne Green built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
MIND
Postcode
AL5 3PR
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Harpenden North & Rural
Parish
HARPENDEN RURAL
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 167, past the statutory target. 38% of new homes in St Albans are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 167111 days past the 56-day target
22%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
321575PLN
Planning Portal ref
14914554
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
11 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jul 2026
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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St Albans decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #180 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #226 of 296
29%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #285 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #278 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
130 decided (1-9 homes)
61%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,411
Total decisions
184 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings