Planning application
22 Breakspear Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5El
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 4.00m in height x 4.50m in depth with 2.80m height to eaves
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0187
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0187
- Type
- Prior Notification Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: NCS Prior approval not required
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- St Peters
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 5EL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by St Albans
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11 Mar 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
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 11 March 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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