Planning application
23 Hall Gardens Colney Heath St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Qf
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of the existing integral garage into a habitable ground floor bedroom, together with alterations and improvements to the existing accessible shower room to enhance accessibility within the dwelling
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0648
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0648
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Colney Heath
- Parish
- Colney Heath
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 0QF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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12 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 4 August 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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