Planning application
34 Gustard Wood Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Rr
Works: Extension 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
Erection of a porch to the side, alterations to openings to the side elevation, and installation of an air source heat pump system
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2126
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/2126
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 20 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 8RR
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/1185 Decided
34 Gustard Wood Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Rr
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Erection of Outbuilding for the purposes incidental to the dwellinghouse
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Nov 2025
Received by St Albans
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21 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 21 August 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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