311 Cell Barnes Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Qb

1. 24 Jul 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 25 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

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• 118 Cell Barnes Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Qe

  5/2016/1908 Submitted 19 Jun 2016 121m away

  Prior notification - Single storey rear extension 3m in height by 6m in depth with 3m in height to the eaves.

  Refused Prior approval Extension 6 docs
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• 44 Nelson Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Rz

  5/2016/2954 Submitted 29 Sep 2016 140m away

  Single storey front extension

  Decided Householder Extension 8 docs
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• 155 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Aw

  5/2020/2586 Submitted 3 Nov 2020 157m away

  Vehicle crossover

  Decided Householder 15 docs
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• 153 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Aw

  5/2026/0892 Submitted 6 May 2026 157m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Use of an HMO (Class C4) as a children's home for up to three children, with a manager and two carers who would stay overnight, working on a rota basis(C2)

  Decided Lawful development 8 docs

• 131 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Aw

  5/2021/1344 Submitted 4 May 2021 157m away

  New car parking area with storm drainage and crossover

  Decided Householder 8 docs
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• 186 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ab

  5/2016/3842 Submitted 23 Dec 2016 193m away

  Part single, part first floor rear extension with rooflights, two storey side extension following demolition of existing garage and new front porch

  Decided Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 5/2026/1173 Decided

  6 Longacres St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Dr

  Demolition of existing outbuilding and construction of single storey rear extension

  18 Jun 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/0299 Decided

  12 Rowlatt Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Nb

  Demolition of existing side and rear extension and construction of a canopy porch, part single, part two storey front, two storey side and single storey rear extension

  17 Feb 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/0318 Refused

  7 Ardens Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Uw

  Demolition of existing side canopy, detached garage, rear patio and garden shed and the construction of two storey front, side and rear extensions, together with part single storey rear extension and a front porch canopy and extension to driveway

  19 Feb 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/1139 Decided

  50 Fontmell Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Hu

  Single storey rear extension and side windows with top openers over 1.7m high

  10 Jun 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/0525 Decided

  11 Hillside Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Bs

  Garage conversion, with part roof extension and new front porch extension

  17 Mar 2026 Householder