Planning application
9 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Works: Extension Loft or dormer 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
Two storey replacement rear extension, new rear rooflights and new front door
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1048
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1048
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Verulam
- Postcode
- AL3 4QD
Comment by 19 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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5/2026/1165 Awaiting decision
9 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Listed Building consent - Two storey replacement rear extension, new rear rooflights and new front door
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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19 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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23 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 August 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
21 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 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
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9 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
95% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug
Listed Building consent - Two storey replacement rear extension, new rear rooflights and new front door
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Extension Loft or dormer 15 docs -
2-16 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qb
Construction of two service termination buildings to install new electrical current distribution units to replace existing units
Granted 16 docs -
14 Welclose Street St Albans Al3 4Qb
Reduce Fig tree in frontage back to previous reduction points.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
29 Lower Dagnall Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Px
Installation of first floor side flue and associated pipework
Granted Householder 8 docsDomestic -
1 Queen Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Pj
Single storey rear extension
Granted Householder Extension 10 docsSmall domestic -
54 Lower Dagnall Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qf
G1 2 Acers in garden at side of house - Removal of reverted growth and crown clean. Crown lift over road where required to 5.2m. Removal of 3 lowest stems over road to clear high vehicles.
Granted Trees 3 docs
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In St Albans
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5/2026/0517 Granted
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Proposed two-storey rear extension, loft conversion, and alterations to the existing front entrance porch
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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
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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
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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
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5/2026/1338 Granted
16 Hunters Ride Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Lx
Proposed front porch