Planning application
7 Watsons Walk St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Pa
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a single-storey detached garden room in the rear garden for use as a shared home office incidental to the main dwelling, with sedum roof and external timber cladding
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0846
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0846
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St Peters
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 1PA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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30 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Jul 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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31 Jul 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 31 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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