15 Townsend Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 2PY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 4 (materials), 6 (tree planting), 7 (hard and soft landscaping- front garden), 8 (soft landscaping) and 9 (windows and rooflights) to allow amendments to rooflights, addition of solar roof tiles and amendments to landscaping of planning permission dated 19/05/2024 for Construction of five bedroom detached dwelling with integral garage and outbuilding to rear of garden following demolition of existing dwelling and new vehicular access (resubmission following refusal of dated 26/09/2023) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Nov 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 2 November 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £1,537,000 in July 2021. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- St Albans
- Application type
- Minor
- Postcode
- AL5 2PY
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 7 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Decision date
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Alston + Donnelly Architecture Ltd
Public comments
No public comments yet.
13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 318655PLN
- Comments by
- 7 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 15 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
34 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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