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17 White Hedge Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Tu

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0470 Householder

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Alterations to landscaping to front garden to include new steps with guard/hand rails and new hardstanding to provide two car parking spaces

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0470

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0470
Type
Householder
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Decided
29 May 2026
Ward
Batchwood
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 5TU

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2016/3620 Withdrawn

    17 White Hedge Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Tu

    Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Single storey rear extension and rear dormer window

    Decided 26 Jan 2017

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 May 2026

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 29 May 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

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  • 17 White Hedge Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Tu

    5/2016/3620 Submitted 5 Dec 2016 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Single storey rear extension and rear dormer window

    Withdrawn Extension Loft or dormer +1 14 docs
    Small domestic
  • 28 White Hedge Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Tt

    5/2026/0517 Submitted 16 Mar 2026 50 yards away

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

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs
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  • 75 Ladies Grove St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Tz

    5/2026/1394 Submitted 20 Jul 2026 250 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep

    Two storey side and rear extension

    Awaiting decision Householder Extension 9 docs
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  • 146 Ladies Grove St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Ub

    5/2017/2659 Submitted 20 Sep 2017 250 yards away

    Single storey front and side extension

    Granted Householder Extension 8 docs
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  • St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn

    5/2026/0968 Submitted 18 May 2026 250 yards away

    Variation of Condition 4 (approved parameter plans) to revise the wording of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variation of Conditions 1 (reserved matters), 4 (approved parameter plans), 12 (highway details), 18 (archaeological WSI), 22

    Granted 45 docs
  • St Albans City Hospital Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pn

    5/2026/0969 Submitted 18 May 2026 250 yards away

    Discharge of condition 22 (drainage scheme/surface water) of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variation of Conditions 1 (reserved matters), 4 (approved parameter plans), 12 (highway details), 18 (archaeological WSI), 22 (SUDS details),

    Granted Conditions 11 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