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The Cherry Trees 261 Lower Luton Road Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Hw

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/0615 (Minor) Dwellings

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

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 27 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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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What happens while it is decided

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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