Planning application
Brachefield Redbourn Lane Hatching Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Au
Works: Demolition Several homes
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Proposal
Discharge of Conditions 6 (hard and soft landscaping) and 7 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2026/0274 dated 01/06/2026 for Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3 dwellings with associated access, parking, amenity space a
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1416
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1416
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden South
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Postcode
- AL5 2AU
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/1619 Awaiting decision
Brachefield Redbourn Lane Hatching Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Au
Discharge of Biodiversity Net Gain Condition of planning permission 5/2026/0274 dated 01/06/2026 for Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3 dwellings with associated access, parking, amenity space and landscaping
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5/2026/0274 Granted
Brachefield Redbourn Lane Hatching Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Au
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3 dwellings with associated access, parking, amenity space and landscaping
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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27 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 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
10 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Brachefield Redbourn Lane Hatching Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Au
96% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct
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Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 4 docsSeveral homes -
Brachefield Redbourn Lane Hatching Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Au
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3 dwellings with associated access, parking, amenity space and landscaping
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