Planning application
12 Pigeonwick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Ez
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Demolition Windows or glazing 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
Demolition of existing conservatory, formation of patio, single storey front extension, two new velux windows to kitchen and alterations to rear elevation to provide windows and doors
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1393
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1393
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Harpenden East
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Postcode
- AL5 4EZ
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.
-
5/2026/0914 Awaiting decision
12 Pigeonwick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Ez
Single storey front and rear extension and internal alterations. Raising level of rear to provide patio level with door threshold
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
20 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
-
21 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
26 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
-
11 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
-
Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 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
12 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.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
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
-
12 Pigeonwick Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Ez
89% historically approved · decision due ~7 Jul
Single storey front and rear extension and internal alterations. Raising level of rear to provide patio level with door threshold
Awaiting decision Householder Extension 14 docsSmall domestic -
26 & 26A Hollybush Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Ba
Construction of two, one bedroom flats, new crossover with driveways and parking spaces and associated landscaping
Granted New dwelling 20 docs -
St Georges School Sun Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Td
G1 Sycamore & Ash - Fell T2 Goat Willow - Fell
Granted Trees 5 docs -
St Georges School Sun Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Td
G1 Ash & Hornbeam - Crown reduction by 3-4m approx to improve light into adjacent residential gardens. T2 Ash (decayed stem) - Fell.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
St Georges School Sun Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Td
Discharge of Conditions 3 (construction management plan) and 4 (materials) of planning permission 5/2019/1662 dated 12/09/2019 for Removal of existing classroom building and construction of single storey building to accommodate three additional classrooms
Granted Conditions 8 docsSmall domestic -
St Georges School Sun Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Td
G2 2 Small Sycamore - Fell to facilitate installing a security fence w3w search.boot.gender
Granted Trees 4 docsSmall domestic
Other householder applications
In St Albans
-
5/2026/0517 Granted
28 White Hedge Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Tt
Proposed two-storey rear extension, loft conversion, and alterations to the existing front entrance porch
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
5/2026/1338 Granted
16 Hunters Ride Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Lx
Proposed front porch