Verlam Cottage River Hill Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8BY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01003/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Replacement and repairs to broken brick walls and stability frame. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Consultation
18 Jun 2026
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Jul 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Lbc - grant (decision notice) Decision Notice · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Heritage Statement Heritage Statement · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 5580 report verlam cottage 03 Structural Survey · 1 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Additional Plans Additional Plans · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Locationplan Location Plan · 1 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Applicationformredacted Application Form Redacted · 1 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Verlam Cottage
List entry 1100388 · 3 m away · 22 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 20 Grade II)
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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Flamsted conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National landscape 321 m away: Chilterns; Inside the Flamstead 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. 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.

Building

Floor area198 m² (2,131 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2012, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Dacorum
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
AL3 8BY
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Watling
Parish
Flamstead Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Permission/Consent
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
RHA

How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, 16 days slower than Dacorum's median of 50 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

87%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
645decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Dacorum in the last twelve months, from validation. Dacorum decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14904190
Planning Portal ref
PP-14904190
Comments by
9 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
18 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

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Dacorum
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#51 of 296 councils
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Dacorum is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #50 out of 296. Only 22% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Dacorum decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #150 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #171 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #50 of 296
22%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #22 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
127 decided (1-9 homes)
79%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
21 decided
1,130
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.