Planning application
31A West Common Way Harpenden Hertfordshire
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Provision of 2 no. air source heat pumps and installation of 1 no. air conditioning unit to the substantially completed property approved under planning permission ref. 5/2019/2555 (part retrospective).
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/0758
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/0758
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 14 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 16 May 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden South
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2025
Received by St Albans
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16 May 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Jul 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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21 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 14 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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