Planning application
52-54 High Street Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Sp
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Advertisement Consent - Application of fret cut halo lit letters and logo to the existing fascia
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1793
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/1793
- Type
- Advert
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Partial Express Consent
- Received
- 1 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 2SP
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2025/1792 Granted
52-54 High Street Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Sp
Alterations to shopfront and installation of new air conditioning condenser unit in the rear passage access
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2025
Received by St Albans
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27 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Partial Express Consent
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27 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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