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Copsewood Lye Lane Bricket Wood Hertfordshire

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/0742 (Large Scale Major) Dwellings

Works: Trees Major scheme

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Proposal

Variation of Conditions 4 (approved plans), 8 (protection of trees - foundation details & excavation for services), 16 (highway improvements - access works and offsite) and 22 (existing access - closure) to amend the parameter, highways and tree protectio

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0742

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0742
Type
(Large Scale Major) Dwellings
Status
Under Consideration
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
St Stephen
Parish
St Stephen

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2026/1131 Granted

    Copsewood Lye Lane Bricket Wood Hertfordshire

    Discharge of Condition 6 (written scheme of archaeological work) of planning permission 5/2023/0983 dated 29/11/2024 for Outline planning application (with access sought) for the residential redevelopment of the site for up to 190 dwellings and associated

    Decided 4 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 5/2025/2087 Withdrawn

    Copsewood Lye Lane Bricket Wood Hertfordshire

    Variation of Conditions 4 (approved plans), 8 (protection of trees - foundation details & excavation for services), 16 (highway improvements - access works and offsite) and 22 (existing access - closure) to amend the parameter, highways and tree protectio

    Decided 8 Jun 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Apr 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 11 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 21 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consultation

    Previously Under Consideration.

  5. 11 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  6. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 August 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. 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

70 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 thirteen weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided full applications in a median of 295 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Received 20 Jan, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 24 Apr, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
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    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 5/2026/1520 Awaiting decision

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    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 26 Sep 2026 Full applications
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    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Full applications