Planning application
Bury Farm Cottage 53 Ash Grove Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Df
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Listed Building consent - Repair and upgrade thermal performance of roof to main cottage building
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1630
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1630
- Type
- Listed Buildings Applications
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Postcode
- AL4 8DF
Comment by 26 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 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/0058 Granted
Bury Farm Cottage 53 Ash Grove Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Df
Listed Building consent - Widening of existing driveway, removal of garage, proposed rear extension and service store, proposed rear and side fenestration alterations and internal reordering.
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5/2025/2261 Granted
Bury Farm Cottage 53 Ash Grove Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Df
Widening of existing driveway, removal of garage, proposed rear extension and service store, proposed rear and side fenestration alterations and internal reordering.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2026
Received by St Albans
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4 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 92 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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