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27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

Refused St Albans 5/2025/2361 Householder

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.

  • 5/2026/1507 Refused

    27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed additional storey over the original footprint

    Decided 17 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 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

    Decided 17 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 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).

    Decided 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 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

    Decided 27 Oct 2025 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Dec 2025

    Received by St Albans

  2. 13 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 May 2026

    Decision issued: DC4 Refusal

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

29 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2025/1414 Submitted 24 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Proposed new roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions, alterations including amendment to in out drive and installation of solar panels

    Refused Householder Extension Roofing 18 docs
    Domestic
  • 26A Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1641 Submitted 7 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov

    Proposed front porch and front extension

    Awaiting decision Householder Extension 19 docs
    Small domestic
  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1160 Submitted 15 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - The proposed 3m two storey rear extension and internal alterations

    Refused Lawful development Extension 9 docs
  • 26A Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1098 Submitted 8 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed front porch and front extension

    Refused Lawful development Extension 12 docs
    Small domestic
  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1006 Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    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 docs
    Small domestic
  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1507 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed additional storey over the original footprint

    Refused Lawful development 17 docs

In St Albans

  • 5/2026/0517 Granted

    28 White Hedge Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Tt

    Proposed two-storey rear extension, loft conversion, and alterations to the existing front entrance porch

    Received 16 Mar, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Householder
  • 5/2026/1055 Granted

    39 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

    Erection of a part single-storey, part two-storey wraparound extension, loft conversion including a rear dormer and rooflights, and construction of a front porch

    Received 1 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
  • 5/2026/1278 Granted

    39 Foxcroft St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ss

    Proposed C3 residential extension including two storey front and single storey front and side with internal alterations

    Received 1 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
  • 5/2026/1170 Granted

    20 Nimrod Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Xy

    Extension of existing raised rear terrace with privacy screening and associated alterations to rear fenestration

    Received 17 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
  • 5/2026/1338 Granted

    16 Hunters Ride Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Lx

    Proposed front porch

    Received 11 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Householder