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40 Barnfield Road Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 5TN

5/2026/1603Pending Decision
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Non Material Amendment - Repositioning of the approved shepherd's hut by approximately 3m northwards, towards the rear boundary of the garden of planning permission 5/2026/0363 dated 20/04/2026 for Demolition of existing shed and erection of a shepherd's hut at 40 Barnfield Road Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 5TN

Received
1 September 2026
Ward
Harpenden West
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

This is a planning application for demolition at 40 Barnfield Road Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 5TN. St Albans has handled 11,910 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. It was submitted on 1 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 197 applications across Harpenden West. We hold 3,635 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
5/2026/1603
Address
40 Barnfield Road Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 5TN
Postcode
AL5 5TN
Local Authority
St Albans
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Invalid
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town

Applicant & Agent

Agent
DLA Town Planning Ltd
Architect ProfileDLA TOWN PLANNING LIMITED

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
1 September 2026
Date Submitted
1 September 2026
Decision Issued
21 September 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Invalid application

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.809550, -0.341764
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: St Albans

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    1 Sep

    Non Material Amendment - Repositioning of the approved shepherd's hut by approximately 3m northwards, towards…

    This applicationInvalid applicationNon-material amendment5/2026/1603
  2. 2026
    25 Feb

    Demolition of existing shed and erection of a shepherd's hut at 40 Barnfield Road Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5…

    DC3 Conditional PermissionFullPart of5/2026/0363

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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