Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

70 Sherwood Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pl

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0276 Householder

Works: Extension Demolition 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

Demolition of existing garage and erection of a part single-storey, part two-storey front/side/rear extension

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0276

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0276
Type
Householder
Status
Approved
Decision
DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Decided
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
Parish
Sandridge
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 9PL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Feb 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 22 April 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 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 500 metres

  • 84 Sherwood Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pl

    5/2016/2938 Submitted 27 Sep 2016 0m away

    Single storey front, side and rear extensions, demolition of existing garage, loft conversion with rear dormer, rear deck and addition of rooflights

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 16 docs
    Small domestic
  • 1 Bentsley Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pn

    5/2026/0911 Submitted 11 May 2026 87m away

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to include solar panels and habitable accommodation in roof of planning application 5/2024/1587 allowed on appeal dated 27/05/2025 for Demolition of the existing dwelling with one replacement dwelling, including a

    Granted Demolition 10 docs
    Domestic
  • 3 Evans Grove St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pj

    5/2021/1514 Submitted 19 May 2021 110m away

    Widen existing ground floor extension

    Granted Householder Extension 11 docs
    Domestic
  • 137 The Ridgeway St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Xa

    5/2016/2632 Submitted 25 Aug 2016 167m away

    Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3.8m in height x3.15m in depth with 2.6m height to eaves

    Granted Prior approval Extension 5 docs
    Small domestic
  • 117 The Ridgeway St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Xa

    5/2025/2131 Submitted 21 Nov 2025 167m away

    Part single, part two storey front and rear and two storey side extension

    Granted Householder Extension 23 docs
    Domestic
  • 30 Sherwood Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pq

    5/2016/1904 Submitted 19 Jun 2016 194m away

    Single storey side extension with rooflights, loft conversion including alterations to and raising of roof, two rear dormer windows and rooflights and removal of chimney

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 9 docs
    Small domestic

In St Albans

  • 5/2026/1089 Granted

    25 High Firs Crescent Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Nb

    Removal of the existing flat roof and construction of a pitched roof to the front elevation

    5 Jun 2026 Householder
  • 5/2026/0989 Granted

    Mabel 30 Faircross Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Sd

    Construction of single storey garden golf studio

    18 May 2026 Householder
  • 5/2026/0631 Granted

    28 Wroxham Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Pp

    Proposed two storey side and rear extension and single storey rear extension, alterations to patio, boundary treatments and landscaping.

    27 Mar 2026 Householder
  • 5/2026/1265 Granted

    43 Granby Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Qp

    Following demolition of store rooms etc, proposed two-storey side and rear extensions, single-storey side and rear extensions along with internal and external alterations, new openings and chimney removal

    30 Jun 2026 Householder
  • 5/2026/1152 Granted

    43A Moreton End Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Ha

    Addition of flat roof dormers to the first-floor ensuite bathroom on both the front and rear elevations. New utility room added to the rear of the garage space.

    15 Jun 2026 Householder