Skip to content

5 Townsend Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Py

5/2014/3461HouseholderApproved

Approved on 5 February 2015

Council decision: DC3 Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Garage conversion to habitable rooms and infill side and rear extension with three rooflights, replacement wall to rear garden and insertion of timber gate and alterations to openings

Received
11 December 2014
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harpenden West
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated12 Dec
  3. Consult.30 Jan
  4. Target30 Jan
  5. Decided5 Feb

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 5 Townsend Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Py. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Harpenden conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 196 applications across Harpenden West. We hold 3,774 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.

86% of full applications at St Albans City and District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
AL5 2PY
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Harpenden Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 December 2014
Consultation expiry
30 January 2015
Consultation end
30 January 2015
Target decision date
30 January 2015
Application expires
5 February 2015

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
14 January 2015

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Harpenden
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: St Albans

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near AL5

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for single-storey rear extensions on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address