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Rothamsted Research West Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Jq

5/2015/2379Small Scale Major - All Other DevelopmentsApproved
Full

Approved on 26 April 2016

Council decision: DC3 Conditional PermissionNorth

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

Proposal

Demolition of existing Fisher building and construction of two, two storey blocks consisting of 46 ancilliary Class C2(residential institutions) units with refuse and cycle storage, associated parking and landscaping

Received
14 August 2015
Decision level
North
Ward
Harpenden West
  1. Received14 Aug
  2. Validated17 Sep
  3. Consult.28 Mar
  4. Target28 Mar
  5. Decided26 Apr

Decided in 222 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Rothamsted Research West Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Jq. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 256 days, 29 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in the Harpenden conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 197 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).

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Application details

Postcode
AL5 2JQ
Application type
Small Scale Major - All Other Developments
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Harpenden Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 September 2015
Consultation expiry
28 March 2016
Consultation end
28 March 2016
Target decision date
28 March 2016
Committee meeting
25 April 2016
Application expires
29 April 2016

Planning decision

Statutory period
225 days

Publicity

Last advertised
14 October 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-4362583
Documents
64

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.

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    29 Jan

    G1 Holly Trees - Fell (this is to facilitate a fire escape)

    ApprovedTree works in conservation areaTP/2025/0047
  2. 2024
    28 Aug

    T1 Beech This tree is now affecting the buildings with branches touching the roof tiles etc - Crown reduction…

    ApprovedTree works in conservation areaTP/2024/0430
  3. 2023
    2 Sep

    G1 Leylandii next to Flowton Grove - Fell.

    PendingTree works in conservation areaTP/2023/0443
  4. 2015
    22 Jun

    Discharge of Conditions 5 (travel plan), 18 (landscape management plan), 20 (car parking management plan) and…

    Discharge of Condition - PartialDischarge of conditions5/2015/1833
  5. 2015
    5 May

    Screening Opinion - 2 no. two storey buildings comprising 46 residential units

    ApprovedEIA - SCREENING OPINION5/2015/1316
  6. 2015
    20 Apr

    Steel clad portal framed building for use as a radar laboratory

    DC3 Conditional Permission(Minor) All Other Developments5/2015/1185

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