Planning application
Land At Bowersbury Farm Bower Heath Harpenden Hertfordshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Technical Detailed Consent for the erection of 3 detached dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping following the approval of Permission in Principle application LPA Ref: 5/2025/1647, PINS Ref: 6002271
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1327
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1327
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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25 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 October 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
58 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's median decision took 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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