Planning application
86 Townsend Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Rq
Works: Demolition Domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
- Granted As published: 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
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/0452 Granted
86 Townsend Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Rq
Discharge of Condition 7 (noise assessment) of planning permission 5/2025/1061 dated 19/08/2025 for Demolition of existing 4 bedroom house and construction of replacement 5 bedroom dwelling with attic accommodation and landscaping works, including air sou
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2025
Received by St Albans
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25 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Aug 2025
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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15 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
40 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 19 August 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.
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