Planning application
Laundry Cottage Cottonmill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2He
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Outbuilding
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/0744
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/0744
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 10 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 11 Apr 2025
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Sopwell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 2HE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Apr 2025
Received by St Albans
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11 Apr 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 4 September 2026, 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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