Planning application
7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Conditions 3 (materials), 4(slab levels) 6 (details of replacement tree planting) and 7 (hard and soft landscape) of planning permission 5/2023/1490 dated 08/01/2024 for Two detached dwellings with habitable roofspace and integral garages
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1262
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1262
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Discharge of Condition - Approved
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden South
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 2NR
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 5 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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TP/2026/0458 Awaiting decision
7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
G1 Mixed Tree Growth - Reduce back over long laterals over highway to achieve legal requirement of 5.2m and 2.4m over footpath
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5/2026/1224 Granted
7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
Non Material Amendment - Removal of 2 obscured glazed windows at first floor level from both side elevations and amendments to the extent of render and tile hanging of planning permission 5/2023/1490 dated 08/01/2024 for Two detached dwellings with habita
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5/2026/1223 Granted
7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
Non Material Amendment - Removal of chimneys from both dwellings of planning permission 5/2023/1490 dated 08/01/2024 for Two detached dwellings with habitable roofspace and integral garages, sub-division of plot and new vehicular crossing following demoli
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5/2026/0851 Refused
7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
Non-Material Amendment - Relocation of proposed dwellings, amended boundary location between the dwellings and amendment to the hard surfaced area to the front of the house, removal of chimneys and 2 obscured glazed windows at first floor level from both
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by St Albans
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1 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Approved
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 21 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 condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
Non-Material Amendment - Relocation of proposed dwellings, amended boundary location between the dwellings and amendment to the hard surfaced area to the front of the house, removal of chimneys and 2 obscured glazed windows at first floor level from both
Refused Amendments Windows or glazing -
7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
Non Material Amendment - Removal of 2 obscured glazed windows at first floor level from both side elevations and amendments to the extent of render and tile hanging of planning permission 5/2023/1490 dated 08/01/2024 for Two detached dwellings with habita
Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 8 docs -
7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
Non Material Amendment - Removal of chimneys from both dwellings of planning permission 5/2023/1490 dated 08/01/2024 for Two detached dwellings with habitable roofspace and integral garages, sub-division of plot and new vehicular crossing following demoli
Granted Amendments Loft or dormer 8 docs -
7 Hammondswick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Nr
98% historically approved · decision due ~11 Nov
G1 Mixed Tree Growth - Reduce back over long laterals over highway to achieve legal requirement of 5.2m and 2.4m over footpath
Awaiting decision Trees 7 docs -
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