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Harpenden Public Halls Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pa

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0624 Discharge of Condition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 5 (written scheme of investigation for an Historic England Level 2 recording of the external elements of the building) of planning permission 5/2025/1565 dated 21/01/2026 for External alterations to Harpenden Public Halls including

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0624

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0624
Type
Discharge of Condition
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Discharge of Condition - Approved
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Decided
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 1PA

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2026/0942 Granted

    Harpenden Public Halls Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pa

    Discharge of Condition 6 (archaeological recording) of planning permission 5/2025/1565 dated 21/01/2026 for External alterations to Harpenden Public Halls including first floor extension and ground floor infill extension, new lean-to shed for storage, alt

    Decided 8 Jul 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Mar 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 30 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Approved

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 17 April 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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