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Highfield Oval Ambrose Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Fb

5/2015/2349Discharge of ConditionApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 7 October 2016

Council decision: Discharge of Condition - ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 2 (contract for demolition) and 3 (preservation of grass) of Conservation Area consent 5/12/1226 dated 06/01/14 for Demolition of Buildings 10 and 11, Scout Hut, Atcost Shed, assorted garages and outbuildings, Pavilion, Plant Room,

Received
12 August 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harpenden North
  1. Received12 Aug
  2. Validated13 Aug
  3. Consult.3 Sep
  4. Target3 Sep
  5. Decided7 Oct

Decided in 421 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Highfield Oval Ambrose Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Fb. St Albans has handled 688 applications of this type. This one was decided in 422 days, 52 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in the Harpenden conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 3,774 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.

90% of conditions applications at St Albans City and District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
AL5 4FB
Application type
Discharge of Condition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Harpenden Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 August 2015
Consultation expiry
3 September 2015
Consultation end
3 September 2015
Target decision date
3 September 2015
Application expires
7 October 2015

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-4414738
Documents
7

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
  • Green belt: St Albans
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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

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Associated applications

  1. 2015
    12 Aug

    Discharge of Conditions 28 (landscape design proposals), 29 (soft landscape works), 30 (programme for…

    Discharge of Condition - PartialDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside5/2015/2348
  2. 2015
    12 Aug

    Discharge of Conditions 2 (contract for demolition) and 3 (preservation of grass) of Conservation Area…

    This applicationDischarge of Condition - ApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2015/2349

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