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40 Barnfield Road Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 5TN

5/2026/1703Pending Decision

Proposal

Erection of a shepherd's hut at 40 Barnfield Road Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 5TN

Received
9 October 2026
Target decision date
20 November 2026
Ward
Harpenden West
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received9 Oct
  2. Validated18 Sep
  3. Consult.20 Nov
  4. Target20 Nov
  5. Decided

This is a planning application at 40 Barnfield Road Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 5TN. St Albans has handled 11,911 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. It was submitted on 9 October 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
5/2026/1703
Address
40 Barnfield Road Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 5TN
Postcode
AL5 5TN
Local Authority
St Albans
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Under Consultation
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town

Applicant & Agent

Agent
DLA Town Planning Ltd
Architect ProfileDLA TOWN PLANNING LIMITED

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 September 2026
Target Decision Date
20 November 2026
Date Validated
18 September 2026
Date Submitted
9 October 2026
Consultation End
20 November 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

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

Source: St Albans

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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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