Planning application
44 Jennings Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Pa
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 to the rear garden for use as a home office incidental to the main dwelling
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0855
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0855
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Clarence
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 4PA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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1 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
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15 Sep 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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17 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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St Albans granted permission on 15 September 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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