Planning application
Brachefield Redbourn Lane Hatching Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Au
Works: Demolition Several homes
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
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 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/1416 Decided
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by St Albans
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18 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Jun 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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24 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
34 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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
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