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86 Townsend Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Rq

Decided St Albans 5/2025/1061 (Minor) Dwellings

Works: Demolition Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Demolition of existing 4 bedroom house and construction of replacement 5 bedroom dwelling with attic accommodation and landscaping works, including air source heat pump and air conditioning units and solar panels

As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1061

Application record

Reference
5/2025/1061
Type
(Minor) Dwellings
Status
Approved
Decision
DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
2 Jun 2025
Validated
25 Jun 2025
Decided
19 Aug 2025
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 2RQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jun 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 25 Jun 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Aug 2025

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

40 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

St Albans has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About this record

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