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24 Folly Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Jt

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1024 Householder

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

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Proposal

Proposed single storey rear extension and roof dormer extension on rear

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1024

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1024
Type
Householder
Status
Under Consideration
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Batchwood
Postcode
AL3 5JT

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2017/2583 Granted

    24 Folly Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Jt

    Removal of existing side glazing panel and replacement with rendered brick wall

    Decided 19 Oct 2017 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 May 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 27 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 23 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 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

10 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.

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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 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 20 Folly Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Jt

    5/2016/2947 Submitted 28 Sep 2016 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 5 (boundary treatment) of planning permission 5/2014/3379 dated 30/01/2015 for Change of use from existing shop (Class A1) and flat to Class C3 (residential) to create one dwelling with alterations from shop front to bay window and

    Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 5 docs
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  • 24 Folly Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Jt

    5/2017/2583 Submitted 11 Sep 2017 50 yards away

    Removal of existing side glazing panel and replacement with rendered brick wall

    Granted Householder Windows or glazing 11 docs
    Domestic
  • 13 Gombards St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Nw

    5/2025/0635 Submitted 31 Mar 2025 50 yards away

    Retrospective planning consent for part replacement roof tiles and change of windows to UPVC, proposed loft conversion with Velux windows and rear dormer. Single storey rear extension.

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +2 15 docs
    Small domestic
  • 4 Gombards St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Nw

    TP/2026/0280 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 50 yards away

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    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 13 Normandy Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Qg

    5/2017/3270 Submitted 20 Nov 2017 50 yards away

    Single storey side and rear extension (amended description)

    Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
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  • 5 Normandy Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Qg

    TP/2025/0444 Submitted 2 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Permission required to trim the non fruit bearing fruit tree in our front garden. Shown as number 1 on the plan. Tree surgeon does not know the species (maybe plum). Maximum 15% to be pruned

    Granted Trees 2 docs

In St Albans

  • 5/2026/0517 Granted

    28 White Hedge Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Tt

    Proposed two-storey rear extension, loft conversion, and alterations to the existing front entrance porch

    Received 16 Mar, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Householder
  • 5/2026/1055 Granted

    39 Oakwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ul

    Erection of a part single-storey, part two-storey wraparound extension, loft conversion including a rear dormer and rooflights, and construction of a front porch

    Received 1 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
  • 5/2026/1278 Granted

    39 Foxcroft St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ss

    Proposed C3 residential extension including two storey front and single storey front and side with internal alterations

    Received 1 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
  • 5/2026/1170 Granted

    20 Nimrod Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Xy

    Extension of existing raised rear terrace with privacy screening and associated alterations to rear fenestration

    Received 17 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
  • 5/2026/1338 Granted

    16 Hunters Ride Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Lx

    Proposed front porch

    Received 11 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Householder