Planning application
4 Ripon Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Aj
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Garage conversion to habitable space. Front porch infill and modification to porch roof
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1473
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1473
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
- Parish
- Sandridge
- Postcode
- AL4 9AJ
Comment by 10 October 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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4 Aug 2026
Received by St Albans
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9 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
St Albans has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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