2016
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14 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
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5/2026/1223 - NMA
Approved
Proposal
Non Material Amendment - Removal of chimneys from both dwellings of planning permission dated 08/01/2024 for Two detached dwellings with habitable roofspace and integral garages, sub-division of plot and new vehicular crossing following demoli… Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
25 Jun 2026
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Validated
26 Jun 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026
Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Sept 2026
Associated applications 4
- AmendmentNon Material Amendment - Removal of chimneys from both dwellings for Two detached dwellings…This application5/2026/1223
Site constraints 2
Also on the record
Inside the Harpenden built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
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Important details
- Council
- St Albans
- Application type
- NMA
- Postcode
- AL5 2NR
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden South
- Parish
- HARPENDEN TOWN
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Non Material Amendment Approve
- Decision date
- 28 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Dla Town Planning Ltd (Dla Town Planning Ltd)
How this decision compares
Decided in 63 days from validation, 12 days faster than St Albans's median of 75 for extensions. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.
This one63d
Council75d
UK54d
30%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
489decided in the last year
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
- 322440PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 15032919
- Comments by
- 7 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Jul 2026
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
2024
Notice of an application to modify the Section 106 Agreement dated 25/10/1991 relating to…
2023
Two detached dwellings with habitable roofspace and integral garages, sub-division of plo…
2023
Two detached dwellings with habitable roofspace and integral garages, sub-division of plo…
2022
Approved
(Submitted site plan tree numbers with equivelant TPO schedule number in brackets). T1 La…
2022
Approved
(Submitted site plan tree numbers with equivelant TPO schedule number in brackets). T1 La…
2021
Approved
Large Cherry tree in the garden to the left side of the house in a small woodland (W1 of…
2021
Approved
Large Cherry tree in the garden to the left side of the house in a small woodland (W1 of…
2017
Withdrawn
Boundary fence (part retrospective)
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2019
Approved
18 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
Single storey side, front and rear extensions, new dormer to rear, rooflights, alteration…
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18 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
Single storey side, front and rear extensions, rooflights alterations to openings (amendm…
2018
Approved
18 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
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2018
Approved
17 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
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2018
Approved
18 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
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2018
Withdrawn
18 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
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2017
Approved
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2016
Approved
2 The Hammonds Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
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2016
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2016
Approved
13 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
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2016
Approved
13 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
Discharge of Condition 2 (samples of materials) of planning permission 5/2014/3585 dated…
2016
Approved
14 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to allow minor material amendments comprising c…
2016
Approved
14 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
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2016
Withdrawn
14 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
2016
Approved
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2016
Approved
13 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
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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%).
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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
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7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
Two detached dwellings with habitable roofspace and integral garages, sub-division of plot and new vehicular crossing following demolition of existing detached dwelling and detached double garage
- Received
- 11 Jul 2023
- Outcome
- Pending