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Four Oaks Farm Bower Heath Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Fg

Granted St Albans 5/2025/1634 (Minor) Dwellings

Works: Demolition Several homes

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of agricultural building and removal of earth bunds and erection of two dwellings with associated landscaping, driveways, garaging and parking areas and change of use of agricultural land to residential use for domestic gardens

As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1634

Application record

Reference
5/2025/1634
Type
(Minor) Dwellings
Status
Approved
Decision
DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
4 Sep 2025
Validated
5 Sep 2025
Decided
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Parish
Wheathampstead
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 5FG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 5 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

39 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 30 April 2026, 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 this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on St Albans's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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