136 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ab

1. 16 Mar 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 13 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 31 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Under Consideration

   Previously Under Consultation.

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 7 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided householder applications in a median of 110 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 186 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ab

  5/2016/3842 Submitted 23 Dec 2016 50 yards away

  Part single, part first floor rear extension with rooflights, two storey side extension following demolition of existing garage and new front porch

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 172 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ab

  5/2017/2520 Submitted 31 Aug 2017 50 yards away

  Part two storey side, part first floor rear extension including juliette balcony to the rear, rooflight and alterations to openings following demolition of garage (resubmission following approval of 5/2017/1231 dated 26/06/2017)

  Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 15 docs
  Domestic

• 44 Nelson Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Rz

  5/2016/2954 Submitted 29 Sep 2016 100 yards away

  Single storey front extension

  Granted Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Samuel Ryder Academy Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ar

  5/2026/1495 Submitted 6 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~12 Nov

  Demolition of existing office block and the proposed extension to the remaining trust office block, situated within the site of the school ground

  Awaiting decision Extension Demolition 17 docs

• 18 Nelson Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ry

  5/2026/1354 Submitted 14 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~9 Sep

  Proposed 3M single storey rear extension, garage conversion, porch extension and associated internal alterations

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 8 Nelson Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ry

  5/2021/1411 Submitted 12 May 2021 100 yards away

  Erection of two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and front porch following demolition of side garage and rear conservatory (resubmission following refusal of 5/2021/0261)

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 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