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Greenhaven The Common Kinsbourne Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Nt

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/0129 (Minor) Dwellings

Works: Demolition Trees

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

Proposal

Demolition of existing three bedroom house and garage. Construction of two, two storey houses. Plot 1 four bedroom and plot 2 five bedroom with air source heat pumps, air conditioning units and solar panels. Addition of soft landscaping and eight trees

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0129

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0129
Type
(Minor) Dwellings
Status
Under Consideration
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Ward
Harpenden North & Rural
Parish
Harpenden Town
Postcode
AL5 3NT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Sep 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

44 documents on file for this application

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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 this record

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