Planning application
5 Osprey Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Lt
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 3.37m in height x 4m in depth with 2.44m height to eaves
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0487
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0487
- Type
- Prior Notification Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- NCS Prior approval not required
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 21 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
- Parish
- Sandridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 0LT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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17 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Apr 2026
Decision issued: NCS Prior approval not required
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24 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 21 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 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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