Planning application
Land Between Bell Lane And Millhouse House Bedmond Lane Bedmond Hertfordshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
CONSULTATION ONLY - Construction of 40 residential units (Class C3); associated access, parking, landscaping and public open space
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1799
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1799
- Type
- Neighbouring Local Authority Consultation
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 5 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2026
- Parish
- St Stephen
Comment by 27 October 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
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5 Oct 2026
Received by St Albans
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6 Oct 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 1 December 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
6 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's median decision took 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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