47 Elm Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Eh

1. 1 Dec 2016

   Received by St Albans

2. 7 Dec 2016

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 4 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 1 February 2017, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided householder applications in a median of 110 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 49 Elm Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Eh

  5/2026/1660 Submitted 10 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  75% historically approved · decision due ~6 Nov

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion hip to gable with rear dormer & 3 velux to front

  Awaiting decision Lawful development Loft or dormer 8 docs

• 43 Elm Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Eh

  5/2026/1075 Submitted 2 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed part garage conversion and internal alterations

  Granted Lawful development 5 docs

• 32 Elm Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Eg

  5/2026/0231 Submitted 9 Feb 2026 150 yards away

  Replacement single storey rear extension, garage conversion, hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer window and front rooflights and replacement windows and doors. First floor side elevation openings. Raised patio with privacy screening.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 52 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xd

  5/2016/2651 Submitted 24 Aug 2016 150 yards away

  Single storey front extension to create new entrance porch

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 24 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xd

  5/2016/1862 Submitted 13 Jun 2016 150 yards away

  Part single, part two storey side and rear extension following the removal of existing garage

  Refused Householder Extension 13 docs
  Domestic

• 48 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xd

  5/2017/3333 Submitted 24 Nov 2017 150 yards away

  Two storey rear extension and alteration to opening

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Domestic

• 5/2026/0517 Granted

  28 White Hedge Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Tt

  Proposed two-storey rear extension, loft conversion, and alterations to the existing front entrance porch

  Received 16 Mar, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/1055 Granted

  39 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

  Erection of a part single-storey, part two-storey wraparound extension, loft conversion including a rear dormer and rooflights, and construction of a front porch

  Received 1 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/1278 Granted

  39 Foxcroft St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ss

  Proposed C3 residential extension including two storey front and single storey front and side with internal alterations

  Received 1 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/1170 Granted

  20 Nimrod Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Xy

  Extension of existing raised rear terrace with privacy screening and associated alterations to rear fenestration

  Received 17 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/1338 Granted

  16 Hunters Ride Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Lx

  Proposed front porch

  Received 11 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Householder