Planning application
Land Rear Of 10-12 Station Road Harpenden Al5 4Se
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of a two storey detached unit at the rear of the site to provide a ground floor commercial unit and 1 bedroom flat above (retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1341
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1341
- Type
- (Minor) All Other Developments
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Postcode
- AL5 4SE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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14 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 September 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
23 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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