Planning application
21 Goldsmith Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Lh
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
The proposed works include a single-storey rear extension, a garage conversion, and a redesigned internal layout to provide a larger social area on the ground floor and a larger kitchen on the first floor.
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0835
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0835
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Batchwood
- Postcode
- AL3 5LH
Comment by 22 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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29 Apr 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
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsAfter the decision
St Albans has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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