Planning application
Turners Hall Farm Annables Lane Kinsbourne Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Pt
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval - Conversion of existing agricultural building into a single residential dwelling house with two bedrooms (one en-suite), bathroom, kitchen/dining/living room and utility room
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0757
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0757
- Type
- Prior approval - agriculture to residential
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- COU Prior approval not required
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden North & Rural
- Parish
- Harpenden Rural
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 3PT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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5 Jun 2026
Decision issued: COU Prior approval not required
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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