Planning application
Highfield Farm Highfield Lane Tyttenhanger St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Rl
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Proposal
Full planning application to change use from redundant agricultural building to a commercial use (indoor padel - Class E(d)) and associated retrospective operational development for the cladding and concrete sides together with concrete floor of the origi
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0435
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0435
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Colney Heath
- Parish
- Colney Heath
- Postcode
- AL4 0RL
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2026/0549 Refused
Highfield Farm Highfield Lane Tyttenhanger St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Rl
Prior approval - Change of use of 5 agricultural buildings into 7 residential dwellings (Class C3 Use) along with the creation of amenity space and parking
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 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
34 documents on file for this application
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Highfield Farm Highfield Lane Tyttenhanger St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Rl
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