Thrales End Farm, Thrales End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 3NS
Proposal
Prior Approval for the erection, extension or alterations of a building for Agricultural or Forestry Use. Erection of a general purpose agricultural storage building
- Received
- 21 August 2026
- Decided
- 17 September 2026 · Agricultural Development - Granted
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- ReceivedSubmitted21 Aug
- ValidatedValidated21 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided17 Sep
Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)
This is a planning application for an extension at Thrales End Farm, Thrales End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 3NS. Central Bedfordshire has handled 5 applications of this type and approves 50% of them, typically deciding them in 20 days. This one was decided in 27 days, 7 days longer than Central Bedfordshire's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 3,635 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Central Bedfordshire
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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