Planning application
Land Between Whitecroft Estate And Napsbury Lane St Albans Hertfordshire
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Outline application (access only) - Redevelopment of the site to provide new residential dwellings (including 50% affordable homes) inclusive of vehicular access works off Napsbury Lane; publicly accessible open space and playspace; new public access arra
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1832
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/1832
- Type
- Smale Scale Major - Dwellings
- Status
- Appeal Lodged
- Decision
- DC4 Refusal
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Cunningham
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by St Albans
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30 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: DC4 Refusal
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
258 documents on file for this application
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