Planning application
19 Rothamsted Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Dn
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed external air conditioning plant unit within an acoustic covering
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1715
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/1715
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 2DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by St Albans
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14 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jan 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 28 January 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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