Planning application
37 Cannon Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Jr
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Roofing Small 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
House refurbishment including single storey rear and side extension, basement extension with new front lightwell, roof alterations with rear dormer and conservation rooflights to the front
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1294
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1294
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Batchwood
- Postcode
- AL3 5JR
Comment by 1 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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11 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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17 Sep 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 6 October 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
19 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.
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