Planning application
1 Knights Orchard Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dj
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of an air source heat pump
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/0800
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/0800
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 22 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 15 May 2025
- Decided
- 26 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Verulam
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 4DJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/1565 Awaiting decision
1 Knights Orchard Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dj
Single storey rear infill extension with fenestration alterations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Apr 2025
Received by St Albans
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15 May 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Nov 2025
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
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 26 November 2025, 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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