Planning application
87 How Wood Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Rw
Works: Extension 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
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 2.9m in height x 3.8m in depth with 2.9m height to eaves
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1193
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1193
- Type
- Prior Notification Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- NCS Prior approval not required
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Park Street
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL2 2RW
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/1195 Granted
87 How Wood Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Rw
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Upgrade of existing garage buiding into insulated space to be used as summerhouse. Works comprise; Introducing insulation to floor, walls and roof, Replacing garage doors with crittal style glazed doors/windows, Add
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by St Albans
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30 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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7 Aug 2026
Decision issued: NCS Prior approval not required
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 7 August 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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87 How Wood Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Rw
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Upgrade of existing garage buiding into insulated space to be used as summerhouse. Works comprise; Introducing insulation to floor, walls and roof, Replacing garage doors with crittal style glazed doors/windows, Add
Granted Lawful development Windows or glazing 7 docs -
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Decided Lawful development Loft or dormer 4 docs -
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