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18 Birchwood Way Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Sg

Granted St Albans 5/2025/2358 Prior Notification Householder

Works: Extension Small domestic

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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

  1. 24 Dec 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 2 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: NCS Prior approval not required

  3. 27 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What 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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