35 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er

1. 4 Aug 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 5 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 25 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 23 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Under Consideration

   Previously Under Consultation.

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 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.

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.

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.

• 47 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er

  5/2026/1093 Submitted 5 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New loft conversion incorporating rear dormer

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 20 docs

• 47 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er

  5/2026/1360 Submitted 14 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~9 Sep

  New ground floor entrance extension with skylight to the front elevation and alterations to openings

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 20 docs
  Domestic

• 39 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er

  5/2017/2605 Submitted 13 Sep 2017 50 yards away

  Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormer window, garage conversion, alterations to openings and installation of rooflights

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 88 Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Bx

  5/2016/3615 Submitted 5 Dec 2016 50 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with a flat roof rear dormer and front facing rooflights and removal of chimney

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 6 docs

• 66 Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Bx

  5/2016/3496 Submitted 22 Nov 2016 50 yards away

  Single storey outbuilding to rear garden

  Granted Householder 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 20 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Es

  5/2021/1245 Submitted 26 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  Demolition of existing conservatory, construction of single storey front and rear extension with roof lights. Garage conversion with roof alterations. Loft conversion with rear dormer window. Alterations to windows and doors

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +3 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 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

  Received 16 Mar, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Householder
• 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

  Received 1 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
• 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

  Received 1 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
• 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

  Received 17 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Householder
• 5/2026/1338 Granted

  16 Hunters Ride Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Lx

  Proposed front porch

  Received 11 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Householder