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20 Cavan Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Hr

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1175 (Minor) Dwellings

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use of ancillary granny annex to a self-contained dwelling

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1175

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1175
Type
(Minor) Dwellings
Status
Under Consideration
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Batchwood
Postcode
AL3 6HR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jun 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 25 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 September 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

23 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's median decision took 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on St Albans's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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