Planning application
193 The Ridgeway St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Xf
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of freestanding garden room to rear of garden.
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0921
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0921
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Decided
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
- Parish
- Sandridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 9XF
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2021/1278 Granted
193 The Ridgeway St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Xf
Two storey rear extension, alterations to roof on existing single storey rear extension from flat to pitched roof and alterations to openings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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13 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 7 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 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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