Planning application
27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Works: Extension 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
Proposed roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions and alterations including amendment to drive.
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2361
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/2361
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: DC4 Refusal
- Received
- 29 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Sandridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 9BX
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 4 refused.
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5/2026/1507 Refused
27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed additional storey over the original footprint
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5/2026/1160 Refused
27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - The proposed 3m two storey rear extension and internal alterations
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5/2026/1006 Granted
27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed garage conversions, single storey side extension, and front entrance canopy all asserted as Permitted Development under the GPDO 2015 (as amended).
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5/2025/1414 Refused
27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Proposed new roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions, alterations including amendment to in out drive and installation of solar panels
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Dec 2025
Received by St Albans
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13 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 May 2026
Decision issued: DC4 Refusal
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31 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
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27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed garage conversions, single storey side extension, and front entrance canopy all asserted as Permitted Development under the GPDO 2015 (as amended).
Granted Lawful development Extension 8 docsSmall domestic -
27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed additional storey over the original footprint
Refused Lawful development 17 docs
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5/2026/0517 Granted
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5/2026/1055 Granted
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5/2026/1278 Granted
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5/2026/1170 Granted
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5/2026/1338 Granted
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