Planning application
Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve Lower Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Creation of a 100m pedestrian boardwalk and a replacement bridge over the sluice stream and a viewing platform
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1636
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/1636
- Type
- (Minor) All Other Developments
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 4 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Harpenden East
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2025
Received by St Albans
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17 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans's median decision took 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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