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5 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

Refused St Albans 5/2025/2339 Prior Notification Householder

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Approval - Single storey rear extension 6m x in depth x 2.92m in height to the eaves 2.92m in height

As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2339

Application record

Reference
5/2025/2339
Type
Prior Notification Householder
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: NCS Prior approval required and refused
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Decided
23 Jan 2026
Ward
Hill End
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 0UL

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 5/2026/0456 Granted

    5 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

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

    Decided 21 Apr 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  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

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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