Planning application
5 Swans Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Tl
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Single storey rear extension, raising of ridge and loft conversion with rear dormer window
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3791
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/3791
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 20 Dec 2016
- Validated
- 21 Dec 2016
- Decided
- 21 Mar 2017
- Ward
- Colney Heath
- Parish
- Colney Heath
- Decision by
- South
- Postcode
- AL4 0TL
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 3 applications since 2016: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/0391 Granted
5 Swans Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Tl
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to increase the rear proposed extension my 500mm toward the back of planning permission 5/2025/1911 dated 23/01/2026 for Single storey rear extension with roof lantern, raising of ridge height and insertion of fro
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5/2021/0258 Granted
5 Swans Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Tl
Single storey rear extension, raising of ridge height and rear dormer window to incorporate habitable loft space, alterations to front porch and openings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Dec 2016
Received by St Albans
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21 Dec 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Mar 2017
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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4 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 21 March 2017, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
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.
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