Planning application
16 Batchwood View St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Td
Works: Windows or glazing 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
Garage conversion comprising the formation of new fenestration openings and external alterations, including the replacement of existing pebble dash with painted render to match the main dwelling
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0538
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0538
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 18 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Batchwood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 5TD
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/0048 Withdrawn
16 Batchwood View St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Td
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposal includes building operations comprising the formation of new fenestration openings and external alterations, including the replacement of existing pebble dash with painted render to match the main dwelli
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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20 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Jun 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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10 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 18 June 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.
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