5/2026/0861

1. 1 May 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 4 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 30 Jul 2026

   Status changed to Under Consideration

   Previously Under Consultation.

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• 5/2026/0966 Decided

  1 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ep

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and three rooflights to front

  14 May 2026 187m away Lawful development
• 5/2026/1093 Decided

  47 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New loft conversion incorporating rear dormer

  5 Jun 2026 255m away Lawful development
• 5/2026/0523 Refused

  60A Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Bw

  Prior Approval - Change of use from mixed Class C3 (residential) and Class D1 (day nursery) to Class C3 (residential)

  16 Mar 2026 272m away Prior approval
• 5/2026/0812 Decided

  60A Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Bw

  Change of use of the property from a mixed use comprising a Class C3 dwellinghouse and a Class D1 day nursery to use solely as a Class C3 dwellinghouse

  23 Apr 2026 272m away Full applications
• 5/2026/0983 Decided

  45 Beechwood Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Xr

  Single storey rear extension

  18 May 2026 280m away Householder
• 5/2026/1080 Decided

  Land Rear Of 50 Woodstock Road North St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Qf

  Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans) and 11 (BNG self-build) to allow alterations to the windows, move the bin and bike stores, include heat pump and solar panels, and to change from a self-build dwelling to open market with full BNG compliance of p

  4 Jun 2026 361m away

• 5/2026/0574 Decided

  39 St Annes Road London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Lq

  Porch extension and pitched roof above. Garage conversion

  23 Mar 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/0886 Decided

  17 Tillage Close Tyttenhanger St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fn

  Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to marginally increase the width of the garage as approved of planning permission 5/2025/0510 dated 23/05/2025 for Proposed detached garage

  6 May 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/0825 Decided

  282 London Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hy

  Retention of a Glazed link to house and gym

  27 Apr 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/0821 Decided

  3 Lindley Court Lindley Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Ht

  Single storey front and rear extensions

  27 Apr 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/1372 Decided

  8 Miley Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Ds

  Proposed garage conversion and internal alterations in order to create a new habitable Living Room with new side Store

  17 Jul 2026 Householder