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Bury Farm Cottage 53 Ash Grove Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Df

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1630 Listed Buildings Applications

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.

  • 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.

    Decided 30 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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.

    Decided 30 Jun 2026 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 4 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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.

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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 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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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Windows or glazing 22 docs
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