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Land Between Common Lane And Lower Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/0051 Environmental Impact Assessment

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Outline Application including access (all other matters reserved) for demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a mixed-use development comprising residential dwellings (including affordable housing), children's home, elderly ext

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0051

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0051
Type
Environmental Impact Assessment
Status
Under Consideration
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Ward
Harpenden East
Parish
Harpenden Town

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

191 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans's median decision took 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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