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Turners Hall Farm Annables Lane Kinsbourne Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Pt

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0757 Prior approval - agriculture to residential

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

  1. 14 Apr 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 5 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: COU Prior approval not required

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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