Planning application
55A Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Je
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Creation of one new flat and reconfiguration of existing flat following first floor side extension with rooflights, loft conversion with hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer following removal of existing chimney, new openings to side elevation
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0401
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0401
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Clarence
- Postcode
- AL1 4JE
Comment by 26 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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17 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 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 documentsAfter the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About this record
Reading the register
This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that St Albans is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.
Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
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