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Lea House 204 Lower Luton Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Hn

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0493 Listed Buildings Applications

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.

  • 5/2025/0711 Withdrawn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

    Decided 11 May 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 May 2026

    Decision issued: DC10 Listed Building Conditional Consent

  4. 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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What this grant of permission means

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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