Planning application
26 Homewood Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Bq
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of existing five bedroom house and construction of replacement five bedroom house over three floors including driveway alterations and air source heat pump
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0767
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0767
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Marshalswick West
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 4BQ
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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TP/2026/0143 Granted
26 Homewood Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Bq
T1 Oak - To reduce the overall crown in size by up to 30% (1-1.5M) retaining a natural appearance, to maintain the crown to a reasonable size/spread for the garden boundary location and to alleviate excess shading to the gardens of no.26 & 24. Remove all
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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6 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 21 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 this record
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