Planning application
64 West Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Ld
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Two storey rear extension and front single storey side and rear extensions
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0766
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0766
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden South
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Postcode
- AL5 2LD
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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TP/2026/0148 Granted
64 West Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Ld
Two Cypress Trees fell & Grind out stumps. One yew Tree crown reduction height 1.5- 2 meters sides reduced accordingly. Cypress Tree adjacent to yew Reduction in height down to similar height as yew.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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3 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
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4 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 July 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
24 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 decided householder applications in a median of 110 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Two Cypress Trees fell & Grind out stumps. One yew Tree crown reduction height 1.5- 2 meters sides reduced accordingly. Cypress Tree adjacent to yew Reduction in height down to similar height as yew.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
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