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12 Cottonmill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hn

Granted St Albans 5/2025/1476 Householder

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Single storey side and front extension, part single, part two storey rear extension with roof light and alterations to external materials.

As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1476

Application record

Reference
5/2025/1476
Type
Householder
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
5 Aug 2025
Validated
6 Aug 2025
Decided
28 Oct 2025
Ward
Sopwell
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 1HN

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2026/1371 Granted

    12 Cottonmill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hn

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Archaeological report) and 6(Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 5/2025/1476 dated 28/10/2025 for Single storey side and front extension, part single, part two storey rear extension with roof light and alterat

    Decided 21 Aug 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Aug 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 6 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 28 October 2025, 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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  • 12 Cottonmill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hn

    5/2026/1371 Submitted 17 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Archaeological report) and 6(Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 5/2025/1476 dated 28/10/2025 for Single storey side and front extension, part single, part two storey rear extension with roof light and alterat

    Granted Conditions Extension Loft or dormer 7 docs
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    TP/2021/0365 Submitted 1 Jul 2021 50 yards away

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  • St Peters School Cottonmill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hl

    TP/2026/0092 Submitted 27 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Works are proposed to 17No. trees, with priority of 6 months. These are shown on the map, excel survey sheet and photographs that have been submitted with this application form.

    Granted Trees 19 docs
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    5/2026/0788 Submitted 20 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~25 Aug

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    5/2026/1201 Submitted 22 Jun 2026 50 yards away

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  • 37 Cottonmill Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hw

    5/2026/0510 Submitted 16 Mar 2026 50 yards away

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  • 5/2026/1278 Granted

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