Planning application
159 Westfields St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ju
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Raise existing garage roof to facilitate garage conversion
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0787
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0787
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Verulam
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 4JU
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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5/2026/0786 Granted
159 Westfields St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ju
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Constructing single storey rear extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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21 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 15 July 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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