Planning application
16 Kipling Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Xg
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
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3.72m in height x 4m in depth with 2.75m height to eaves
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1049
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1049
- Type
- Prior Notification Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- NCS Prior approval not required
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 May 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 4XG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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29 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jul 2026
Decision issued: NCS Prior approval not required
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 9 July 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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