Planning application
Oddstones House Thompsons Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Es
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
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8 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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11 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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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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