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5/2025/1634

Four Oaks Farm Bower Heath Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Fg

Decided St Albans (Minor) Dwellings

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

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

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.

About this record

Reading the register

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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