Planning application
Land South Of Lower Luton Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Permission in Principle - Construction of four detached dwellings
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0337
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0337
- Type
- Permission in Principle
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Permission in Principle Granted
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by St Albans
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26 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Permission in Principle Granted
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
45 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 8 May 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.
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