Planning application
4 Hillside Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Ql
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Alterations to the existing garage comprising of roof alteration, front extension, alterations to openings and garage conversion
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0895
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0895
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Bernards Heath
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 3QL
Comment by 11 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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5/2026/0894 Awaiting decision
4 Hillside Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Ql
Rear dormer roof extension, installation of roof window and change of ground floor rear window to double door
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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8 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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23 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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4 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided householder applications in a median of 110 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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16A Hillside Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Ql
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4 Hillside Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Ql
89% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jul
Rear dormer roof extension, installation of roof window and change of ground floor rear window to double door
Awaiting decision Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 15 docsDomestic -
29 Hillside Road St Albans Al1 3Qw
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