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Brachefield Redbourn Lane Hatching Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Au

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1416 Discharge of Condition

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.

  • 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

    Submitted 2 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 1 Jun 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jul 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 7 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. 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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What 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

    5/2026/1619 Submitted 2 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct

    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

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 4 docs
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  • Brachefield Redbourn Lane Hatching Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Au

    5/2026/0274 Submitted 13 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3 dwellings with associated access, parking, amenity space and landscaping

    Granted Demolition 34 docs
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