Planning application
3 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ag
Works: New dwelling 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
Formation of 1 new self-build dwelling and associated alterations to the existing property
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0906
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0906
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Hill End
- Postcode
- AL1 5AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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11 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 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
31 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's median decision took 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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