Planning application
Land Rear Of East Lodge Oaklands Lane Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hu
Works: New dwelling Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reserved Matters (all matters) following planning permission 5/2025/0776 dated 04/11/2025 for Outline application (all matters reserved) - Construction of a self-build/custom-build detached dwelling and detached garage
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0856
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0856
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC7 Reserved matters - Conditional approval
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Colney Heath
- Parish
- Colney Heath
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 0HU
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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26 Aug 2026
Decision issued: DC7 Reserved matters - Conditional approval
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 26 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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