Planning application
6 Southfield Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Jj
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 3.0m in height x 4.0m in depth with 2.5m height to eaves
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0627
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0627
- Type
- Prior Notification Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- NCS Prior approval not required
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
- Parish
- Sandridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 9JJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/0618 Granted
6 Southfield Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Jj
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Part change of use of garage to habitable accommodation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: NCS Prior approval not required
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 30 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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6 Southfield Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Jj
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Part change of use of garage to habitable accommodation
Granted Lawful development 14 docs -
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Single storey front and rear extensions with roof lights, pitched roof over existing garage and internal alterations
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Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to read Condition 2 as follows - Condition 2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: TL-5267-26-P1 (A) & TL-5267-26-P2 (A) of planning permission 5/2
Granted 23 docs -
235 Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Bu
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Refused Conditions Demolition 8 docsDomestic -
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Discharge of Conditions 8 (details of hard and soft landscaping) and 13 (refuse collection area) of planning permission 5/2025/2019 dated 13/01/2026 for Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to introduce revised designs of approved dwellings to plann
Decided Conditions 8 docs
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