Planning application
Lea House 204 Lower Luton Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Hn
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed Building consent - Regularisation of the demolition of two dilapidated curtilage-listed garden outbuildings (removed on health and safety grounds following consultation with the Local Planning Authority) and the proposed construction of a replaceme
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0493
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0493
- Type
- Listed Buildings Applications
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC10 Listed Building Conditional Consent
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 8HN
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2025/0711 Withdrawn
Lea House 204 Lower Luton Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Hn
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - We are seeking permission to amend the current fence-line; extending the formal garden and replacing the existing wire fence with a wooden post and rail structure. By extending the garden we will enhance the characte
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2026
Received by St Albans
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24 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 May 2026
Decision issued: DC10 Listed Building Conditional Consent
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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St Albans granted permission on 19 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.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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