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Templeton House 38 Oakfield Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Ns

Decided St Albans 5/2025/1208 (Minor) Dwellings

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to allow for rear basement lightwells, front dormers and elevational changes including revisions to the roof, changes to materials and the addition of solar panels and Air Source Heat Pumps of planning permission

As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1208

Application record

Reference
5/2025/1208
Type
(Minor) Dwellings
Status
Approved
Decision
DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
23 Jun 2025
Validated
15 Aug 2025
Decided
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Harpenden South
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 2NS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jun 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 15 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

37 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

The process from here

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

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This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that St Albans is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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