Planning application
Land East Of Hemel Hempstead South Of B487 Redbourn Road North Of A4147 St Albans Road Hertfordshire
Works: New dwelling Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Neighbouring Authority Consultation: (St Albans City and District Council) Outline application for: urban extension comprising two new neighbourhoods and a new employment zone. The development to include new dwellings (including affordable housing and specialist accommodation for older people); new employment and industrial floorspace and ancillary facilities, a sports hub and Sports Pitches; green infrastructure and landscaping works (to include a country park, formal and informal open space, amenity space, Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace, managed woodland, ecological areas); early years, nursery, primary and secondary education facilities; local centre uses (to include retail, community and employment uses; health and fitness, gym and other cultural and recreational uses; medical centre; transport mobility hubs; drainage works (including foul and surface water drainage infrastructure); ancillary infrastructure works; vehicular and active travel infrastructure; improvements to the Nickey Line and delivery of a proportion of the Hemel Garden Communities Green Loop; land for Gypsy and Traveller pitches; provision of an active travel bridge over the A414; safeguarded land for M1 Junction 8 improvements; ground remodelling, acoustic bund, engineering and demolition works. All matters reserved save for access from the A414/Green Lane junction and access from the B487/ Hemel Hempstead Road (Redbourn Road) (Cross boundary application falling within St Albans City and District Council and Dacorum Borough Council administrative boundaries) AMENDED PLANS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Application 5/2025/1964
As published by the council, reference 26/1465/NAC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1465/NAC
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: no objection
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Decided
- 2 Oct 2026
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by Three Rivers
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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2 Oct 2026
Decision issued: no objection
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2 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
What this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 2 October 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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