Planning application
Rothamsted Manor Rothamsted Estate Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Be
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use to include a cafe at ground floor
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1069
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/1069
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 30 May 2025
- Validated
- 20 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 29 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Harpenden North & Rural
- Parish
- Harpenden Rural
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 2BE
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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5/2026/1546 Awaiting decision
Rothamsted Manor Rothamsted Estate Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Be
Variation to regularise Condition 5 (travel plan) of planning permission 5/2017/3632 dated 25/04/2018 for Siting of marquee within walled garden for wedding receptions, corporate, charity, community and private events, with associated walkway, landscaping, parking and ancillary services including toilets and catering enclosure, use of ground floor of Manor building for wedding receptions, corporate, charity, community and private events and bridal party accommodation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 May 2025
Received by St Albans
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20 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Oct 2025
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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St Albans granted permission on 29 October 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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