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St Matthews Residential Care Home Chequer Lane Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Qg

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1004 (Minor) All Other Developments

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Proposal

Single storey infill extension to care home providing two additional bedroom ensuites

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1004

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1004
Type
(Minor) All Other Developments
Status
Under Consideration
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Redbourn
Parish
Redbourn
Postcode
AL3 7QG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 May 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 22 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 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

32 documents on file for this application

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What 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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