Units 6 & 7 Batford Mill Lower Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Non Material Amendment - Extension of cycle storage to integrate commercial condensers with acoustic louvers. Amendment to internal layouts of Units 3,4,5 & 6 to include study room (houses) and installation of ventilation grilles for air intake and exhaus… Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026
Site constraints 4
Checked on 25 September 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 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 27 days from validation, 54 days faster than St Albans's median of 81 for extensions. Refused, as 15% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 321959PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14977598
- Comments by
- 17 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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