Planning application
17 Coldharbour Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Nq
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of detached bungalow including garage and construction of two semi-detached dwellings with associated car parking, landscaping and new vehicular access
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2071
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/2071
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 12 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden North & Rural
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 4NQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Nov 2025
Received by St Albans
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13 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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27 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
41 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 15 July 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 this record
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