Planning application
3 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Small 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
Loft conversion with rear dormer window and front rooflights, single storey front infill extension with canopy porch
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0986
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0986
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Decided
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hill End
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 0FJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2016/1861 Decided
3 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
Single storey rear extension with rooflights
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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20 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Sep 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 11 September 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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