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Brachefield Redbourn Lane Hatching Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Au

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0274 (Minor) Dwellings

Works: Demolition Several homes

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3 dwellings with associated access, parking, amenity space and landscaping

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0274

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0274
Type
(Minor) Dwellings
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Decided
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Harpenden South
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 2AU

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2026/1619 Awaiting decision

    Brachefield Redbourn Lane Hatching Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Au

    Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain Condition of planning permission 5/2026/0274 dated 01/06/2026 for Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3 dwellings with associated access, parking, amenity space and landscaping

    Submitted 2 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 5/2026/1416 Awaiting decision

    Brachefield Redbourn Lane Hatching Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Au

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (hard and soft landscaping) and 7 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2026/0274 dated 01/06/2026 for Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3 dwellings with associated access, parking, amenity space a

    Submitted 24 Jul 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Feb 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 18 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

34 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 1 June 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

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on St Albans's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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