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Rothamsted Manor Rothamsted Estate Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Be

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1546 (Minor) All Other Developments

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Variation to regularise Condition 5 (travel plan) of planning permission 5/2017/3632 dated 25/04/2018 for Siting of marquee within walled garden for wedding receptions, corporate, charity, community and private events, with associated walkway, landscaping, parking and ancillary services including toilets and catering enclosure, use of ground floor of Manor building for wedding receptions, corporate, charity, community and private events and bridal party accommodation

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1546

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1546
Type
(Minor) All Other Developments
Status
Under Consultation
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Harpenden North & Rural
Parish
Harpenden Rural
Postcode
AL5 2BE

Comment by 12 November 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2025/1069 Granted

    Rothamsted Manor Rothamsted Estate Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Be

    Change of use to include a cafe at ground floor

    Decided 29 Oct 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 18 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 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

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's median decision took 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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