Planning application
3 Hillside Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Bs
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a new front porch
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1903
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/1903
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Harpenden North & Rural
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 4BS
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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5/2026/0472 Granted
3 Hillside Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Bs
Removal of existing concrete plain tiles to the main roof and replacement with natural slate; erection of a box dormer extension to the rear roof slope with metal standing-seam cladding; and construction of a single-storey rear extension with monocouche r
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by St Albans
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16 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Dec 2025
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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27 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 19 December 2025, 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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