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Chalkdell Farm Coleman Green Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire AL4 8ER

5/2025/2162Change of UseAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed change of use and alterations to Chalkdell Farm to form a wedding and event venue with associated parking, new foul package treatment plant and landscaping together with the formation of a new site access to the B653 Marford Road and the retention of the existing farmhouse (no alterations) for manager accommodation, bridal suite & offices at Chalkdell Farm Coleman Green Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire AL4 8ER

Received
26 November 2025
Decision due
11 July 2026
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
  1. Received26 Nov
  2. Validated12 Dec
  3. Consult.11 Jul
  4. Target11 Jul
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Chalkdell Farm Coleman Green Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire AL4 8ER. St Albans has handled 324 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Sandridge & Wheathampstead. We hold 2,081 applications in total for the AL4 postcode area.

55% of amendment 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
AL4 8ER
Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Wheathampstead

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 December 2025
Consultation expiry
16 March 2026
Consultation end
11 July 2026
Application expires
5 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Decision
PENDING
Case officer
George Kent
Statutory period
94 days

Publicity

Last advertised
18 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14458525
Documents
50

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Green belt: St Albans
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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

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