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
- Granted As published: 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
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/0604 Granted
The Lodge Bower Heath Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ee
Permission in Principle - Demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuildings and the erection of three detached dwellings
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
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 26 June 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 outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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