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130A Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pu

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1560 (Minor) All Other Developments

Works: Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Conversion of an external covered colonnade to office space for a community building including new windows and doors to existing colonnade openings and one new window

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1560

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1560
Type
(Minor) All Other Developments
Status
Under Consultation
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town
Postcode
AL5 1PU

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.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Aug 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 21 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 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

9 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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