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87 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

Granted St Albans 5/2025/1287 Householder

Works: Extension Loft or dormer 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

Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer extension, hip to gable loft extension, and three new rooflights, porch extension and alterations to external openings

As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1287

Application record

Reference
5/2025/1287
Type
Householder
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
7 Jul 2025
Validated
8 Aug 2025
Decided
24 Sep 2026
Ward
Hill End
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 0UL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jul 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 8 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 23 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. 24 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 24 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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