Planning application
16 Waddling Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Fd
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of a detached outbuilding and external sauna within the curtilage of the main dwelling, including installation of a new electrical sub-supply from the existing house to serve lighting, small power, and the sauna heater
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0644
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0644
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Postcode
- AL4 8FD
Comment by 18 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2017/3569 Granted
16 Waddling Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Fd
Non Material Amendment - To reduce the overall width of the side extension by 605mm to planning permission 5/2016/0831 dated 20/05/2016 for Single storey side and rear extension with two rear rooflights and alterations to openings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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27 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 June 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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.
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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