Planning application
8 The Pleasance Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Na
Works: Demolition Small domestic
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Proposal
Demolition of existing garage and construction of new single storey dwelling with air source heat pump and solar panels
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0484
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0484
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden North & Rural
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Postcode
- AL5 3NA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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10 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 5 June 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
17 documents on file for this application
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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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