Planning application
Bowers Manor Holly Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Dy
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Single storey extension to link main dwelling to annexe and alterations to elevations
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0963
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0963
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 19 May 2026
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 5DY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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19 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
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15 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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18 Aug 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 18 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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