55 Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Rn

1. 9 May 2021

   Received by St Albans

2. 10 May 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

4. 31 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

St Albans granted permission on 6 July 2021, 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.

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.

• 13 Grimthorpe Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Rw

  5/2017/3421 Submitted 1 Dec 2017 50 yards away

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extention 3.2m height by 5m in depth with 2.8m in height to the eaves

  Granted Prior approval 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 70 Batchwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Sa

  5/2025/2340 Submitted 23 Dec 2025 150 yards away

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 2.90m in height x 6.0m in depth with 2.60m height to eaves

  Granted Prior approval Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 36 Langley Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Rr

  5/2017/2705 Submitted 25 Sep 2017 150 yards away

  Single storey rear and side extension, loft conversion with rear dormer window, insertion of window to side elevation, alterations to openings and installation of rooflights following demolition of existing detached workshop

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +2 21 docs
  Small domestic

• Land R/O 20 Becketts Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire

  5/2017/2535 Submitted 5 Sep 2017 150 yards away

  Construction of detached dwelling with associated access and hardstanding, and associated landscaping (resubmission following approval of 5/2016/0205 dated 18/03/2016)

  Granted New dwelling 15 docs
  Domestic

• 1 Alverton Green Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Hb

  5/2017/3256 Submitted 17 Nov 2017 150 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Conversion of existing loft space into a habitable room including a rear dormer window and additional rooflights

  Refused Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 7 docs

• The Copse, 1B Batchwood Drive St Albans Al3 5Sd

  TP/2017/0487 Submitted 18 Sep 2017 300 yards away

  T1 + T2 Field Maple - Reduce height by 30% and remove 2 minor stems. (One tree has a lean which could render it unsafe). T3 + T4 Oak - Remove Ivy, remove deadwood and reduce over extended laterals by 30%. (Due to safety concerns given its location close

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 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