5 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

1. 22 Dec 2025

   Received by St Albans

2. 23 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: NCS Prior approval required and refused

3. 25 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• 49 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

  5/2016/2623 Submitted 21 Aug 2016 0m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of rear dormer window and hip to gable conversion

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 6 docs

• 39 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

  5/2026/1055 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 0m away

  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

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 87 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

  5/2025/1287 Submitted 7 Jul 2025 0m away

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

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 93 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

  5/2021/1194 Submitted 22 Apr 2021 0m away

  Two storey side extension with rear rooflight following removal of existing garage, new side gate, insertion of lantern light on roof of existing single storey rear extension, alterations to openings

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

  5/2026/0456 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 0m away

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 2.92m in height x 6m in depth with 2.92m height to eaves

  Granted Prior approval Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 52 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Xd

  5/2016/2651 Submitted 24 Aug 2016 96m away

  Single storey front extension to create new entrance porch

  Decided Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 5/2026/1588 Decided

  66 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3m in height x 6m in depth with 2.7m height to eaves

  26 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 5/2026/1579 Decided

  9 Cambridge Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Lh

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 2.95m in height x 6m in depth with 2.95m height to eaves

  25 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 5/2026/1346 Granted

  74 Wilshere Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Ph

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3.3m in height x 6m in depth with 2.7m height to eaves

  13 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 5/2026/1345 Refused

  9 St Albans Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9La

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3.37m in height x 8m in depth with 1.58m height to eaves

  9 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 5/2026/1302 Refused

  66 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3m in height x 6m in depth with 2.7m height to eaves

  3 Jul 2026 Prior approval