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58 Oaklands Lane Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hs

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1260 (Minor) Dwellings

Works: New dwelling Extension Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Small domestic

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Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to allow amendment to porch canopy roof to the new dwellings of planning permission 5/2025/0061 dated 27/05/2026 for Single storey rear and two storey side extension, new front porch, new front dormer window and a

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1260

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1260
Type
(Minor) Dwellings
Status
Under Consideration
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Colney Heath
Parish
Colney Heath
Postcode
AL4 0HS

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 5/2026/1679 Awaiting decision

    58 Oaklands Lane Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hs

    Discharge of Condition 6 (details of hard and soft landscape) of planning permission 5/2025/0061 dated 27/05/2025 for Single storey rear and two storey side extension, new front porch, new front dormer window and alterations to openings to the existing dw

    Submitted 11 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 5/2026/1261 Refused

    58 Oaklands Lane Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hs

    Discharge of Condition 6 (hard and soft landscaping) of planning permission 5/2025/0061 dated 27/05/2025 for Single storey rear and two storey side extension, new front porch, new front dormer window and alterations to openings to the existing dwelling, t

    Decided 8 Sep 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jun 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 26 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 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

11 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

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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