Brachefield Redbourn Lane Hatching Green Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 2AU Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1416 - Discharge of Condition Pending Consideration

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 6 (hard and soft landscaping) and 7 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2026/0274 dated 01/06/2026 for Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3 dwellings with associated access, parking, amenity space and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
27 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 20 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 20 Sept 2026.

The consultation period closed on 27 Aug 2026.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Harpenden built-up area; Green belt about 24 m away: London; 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
Discharge of Condition
Postcode
AL5 2AU
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Harpenden South
Parish
Harpenden Town
Target decision
20 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Dla Town Planning Ltd (Dla Town Planning Ltd)

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
322962PLN
Planning Portal ref
15105388
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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