Planning application
The Cherry Trees 261 Lower Luton Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Hw
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Approval of Technical Details Consent for the construction of nine residential dwellings pursuit in principle of 5/2025/1645
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0615
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0615
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Postcode
- AL4 8HW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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27 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 May 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
45 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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