29 Townsend Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Rn

1. 30 Apr 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 1 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 30 Jul 2026

   Status changed to Under Consideration

   Previously Under Consultation.

5. 9 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Under Consultation

   Previously Under Consideration.

6. 7 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Under Consideration

   Previously Under Consultation.

7. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 26 June 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.

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.

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.

• Tanglewood Townsend Lane Al5 2Qs

  TP/2017/0517 Submitted 9 Oct 2017 50 yards away

  1 x Chestnut - Reduce by 25%, lift crown over road to 5m and over footpath to 3m. 2 x Ash - Reduce by 25%, lift crown over road to 5m and over footpath to 3m. 1 x Chestnut - Reduce by 25%.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 27 Townsend Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Qr

  TP/2026/0311 Submitted 24 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  T1 Laurel - Reduction down to previous pruning point (2m approx) and trim back from neighbours house to give 2m clearance approx. G2 Hornbeam group - Reduction down by 3-4m approx (primary cuts) and clear growth over road

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 17 Longcroft Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Rd

  TP/2026/0298 Submitted 15 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  Leylandii hedge - removal of the existing hedge. It is deteriorating in parts and has ivy growth. Replacement trees: pleached tree laurels spaced 1.5/ 2m apart to form a new hedge alongside border planting.

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 17 Longcroft Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Rd

  TP/2026/0237 Submitted 13 May 2026 100 yards away

  1 (Malus) Apple tree in rear garden to section fell

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 15 Longcroft Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Rd

  5/2016/3619 Submitted 5 Dec 2016 100 yards away

  Demolition of existing and erection of two, four bedroom semi-detached dwellings with basement accommodation, new vehicle crossovers and parking

  Granted Demolition 19 docs

• 17 Longcroft Avenue Harpenden Al5 2Rd

  TP/2016/0569 Submitted 10 Dec 2016 100 yards away

  Fell Scots Pine and Western Red Cedar in front garden implicated in subsidence damage.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 5/2026/0517 Granted

  28 White Hedge Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Tt

  Proposed two-storey rear extension, loft conversion, and alterations to the existing front entrance porch

  Received 16 Mar, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/1055 Granted

  39 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

  Erection of a part single-storey, part two-storey wraparound extension, loft conversion including a rear dormer and rooflights, and construction of a front porch

  Received 1 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/1278 Granted

  39 Foxcroft St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ss

  Proposed C3 residential extension including two storey front and single storey front and side with internal alterations

  Received 1 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/1170 Granted

  20 Nimrod Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Xy

  Extension of existing raised rear terrace with privacy screening and associated alterations to rear fenestration

  Received 17 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/1338 Granted

  16 Hunters Ride Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Lx

  Proposed front porch

  Received 11 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Householder