Planning application
441 Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Qe
Works: Loft or dormer Domestic
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Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed unification of approved new front dormer and Velux to front elevation and 2 no new rear dormer.
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1280
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1280
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden North & Rural
- Parish
- Harpenden Rural
- Postcode
- AL5 3QE
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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5/2025/2111 Refused
441 Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Qe
Erection of a rear dormer and construction of the approved front dormer.
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5/2025/1588 Refused
441 Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Qe
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New dormer to rear
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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2 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. 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
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided householder applications in a median of 110 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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