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Oddstones House Thompsons Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Es

Decided St Albans 5/2026/0915 Change of Use

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Change of use to Class C3 (residential) from Class to B1 (offices)

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0915

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0915
Type
Change of Use
Status
Under Consideration
Decision
PENDING
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town
Postcode
AL5 4ES

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 May 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 11 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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