70 Batchwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Sa

1. 23 Dec 2025

   Received by St Albans

2. 30 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: NCS Prior approval not required

3. 27 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

St Albans granted permission on 30 January 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.

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.

• 55 Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Rn

  5/2021/1362 Submitted 9 May 2021 150 yards away

  Single storey side extension and new front porch and raising decking to rear

  Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Alverton Green Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Hb

  5/2017/3256 Submitted 17 Nov 2017 150 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Conversion of existing loft space into a habitable room including a rear dormer window and additional rooflights

  Refused Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 7 docs

• 13 Grimthorpe Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Rw

  5/2017/3421 Submitted 1 Dec 2017 200 yards away

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extention 3.2m height by 5m in depth with 2.8m in height to the eaves

  Granted Prior approval 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 20 Green Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Ez

  5/2026/0738 Submitted 13 Apr 2026 200 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Front porch to be painted white render to match existing front elevation, flat roof, glazed openings to be white PVC

  Granted Lawful development Extension Windows or glazing 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 Birchmead Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Bs

  5/2017/2515 Submitted 4 Sep 2017 250 yards away

  Part single, part two storey side extension

  Granted Householder Extension 8 docs
  Domestic

• 1 Birchmead Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Bs

  5/2026/0164 Submitted 30 Jan 2026 250 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion to bedroom and en suite

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 11 docs

• 5/2026/1784 Awaiting decision

  Sainsburys Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu

  Prior Approval - A non-domestic, flat roof-mounted solar PV installation. 916 modules are designed for the system. Each panel is rated at 455W, totalling a system size of 416.78kW

  Received 1 Oct, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 5/2026/1777 Awaiting decision

  66 Pondfield Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pf

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3.0m in height x 6.0m in depth with 2.70m height to eaves

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 5/2026/1579 Granted

  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

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 5/2026/1727 Awaiting decision

  9 Tassell Hall Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Jd

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3.4m in height x 4m in depth with 2.6m height to eaves

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 26 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 5/2026/1701 Awaiting decision

  Unit 1 Riverside Industrial Estate London Colney Bypass London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Hj

  Prior Approval - Demolition of Unit 1 comprises a singular rectangular industrial building with a service yard and hardstanding area for vehicle parking. The building extends to approximately 6,409.87 sqm and is of steel portal frame construction. The bui

  Received 17 Sep, published by the council 23 Sep 2026 Prior approval