Planning application
1 St Marys Walk St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pd
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 3m in height x 6m in depth with 2.8m height to eaves
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0540
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0540
- Type
- Prior Notification Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: NCS Prior approval not required
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Marshalswick West
- Parish
- Sandridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 9PD
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2026/0554 Refused
1 St Marys Walk St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Pd
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed hip to gable and dormer for loft conversion
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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17 Apr 2026
Decision issued: NCS Prior approval not required
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31 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 17 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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