Planning application
5/2026/0942
Harpenden Public Halls Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pa
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 6 (archaeological recording) of planning permission 5/2025/1565 dated 21/01/2026 for External alterations to Harpenden Public Halls including first floor extension and ground floor infill extension, new lean-to shed for storage, alt
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0942
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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14 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Approved
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 conditions applications
How this application type works
This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.
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