28 Gainsborough Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Nl

1. 24 Dec 2025

   Received by St Albans

2. 3 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 13 May 2026

   Decision issued: DC4 Refusal

4. 7 Sep 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.

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  Conversion of existing integral garage to habitable accommodation

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  TP/2026/0035 Submitted 28 Jan 2026 0m away

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• Lichfield 30A Gainsborough Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Nl

  TP/2026/0248 Submitted 4 May 2026 0m away

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• 30 Gainsborough Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Nl

  5/2026/1015 Submitted 21 May 2026 0m away

  Demolition of existing side covered storage and construction of a new single storey garage with part pitched roof and part flat roof; double storey front extension (in line with previously approved extension)

  Decided Householder Extension Demolition 12 docs
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  TP/2026/0295 Submitted 9 Jun 2026 41m away

  Side up side boundary

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  5/2026/1291 Submitted 3 Jul 2026 41m away

  Single storey wrap around extension both side of house and rear elevation, internal alterations, install solar panels to existing house and annexe in rear garden.

  Decided Householder Extension 22 docs
  Small domestic