Harefield House Lane Sandridge Hertfordshire AL4 9EG Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1431 - CON Under Consideration

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 3 (hard and soft landscape works) and Biodiversity Gain Condition of planning permission dated 26/02/2026 for Installation of a 60 Solar Panel array Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 68. The consultation period closed on 4 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 3

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.
Also on the record
Inside the Sandridge 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 11 September 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £4,150,000 in October 2016. Detached house, freehold.

11 October 2016£4,150,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
CON
Postcode
AL4 9EG
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Parish
SANDRIDGE
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Dla Town Planning Ltd (Dla Town Planning Ltd)

Decision outlook

Day 68, past the statutory target. 85% of discharge of conditions in St Albans are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 28 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 6812 days past the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
149decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
323015PLN
Planning Portal ref
15112519
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 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
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.