Planning application
18 Birchwood Way Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Sg
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
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3.20m in height x 5.25m in depth with 3.00m height to eaves
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2358
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/2358
- Type
- Prior Notification Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: NCS Prior approval not required
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 2 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Park Street
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL2 2SG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by St Albans
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2 Feb 2026
Decision issued: NCS Prior approval not required
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27 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 2 February 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 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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