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St Helens Church Of England Primary School Brewhouse Hill Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8An

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1158 Small Scale Major - All Other Developments

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Proposal

Change of use of existing classroom block to nursery including external alterations to form a new entrance and level access

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1158

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1158
Type
Small Scale Major - All Other Developments
Status
Under Consideration
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Parish
Wheathampstead
Postcode
AL4 8AN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 7 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 23 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 October 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided full applications in a median of 295 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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