Planning application
The Lodge Bower Heath Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ee
Works: Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Permission in Principle - Demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuildings, and the erection of 2 detached dwellings.
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0583
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0583
- Type
- Permission in Principle
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Permission in Principle Granted
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 5EE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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25 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Permission in Principle Granted
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7 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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