Samuel Ryder Academy Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ar

1. 6 Aug 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 17 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 12 November 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's median decision took 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on St Albans's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

• 186 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ab

  5/2016/3842 Submitted 23 Dec 2016 100 yards away

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

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

• 172 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ab

  5/2017/2520 Submitted 31 Aug 2017 100 yards away

  Part two storey side, part first floor rear extension including juliette balcony to the rear, rooflight and alterations to openings following demolition of garage (resubmission following approval of 5/2017/1231 dated 26/06/2017)

  Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 15 docs
  Domestic

• 136 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ab

  5/2026/0507 Submitted 16 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~7 Sep

  A dropped kerb between the boundary of our property and a C road

  Awaiting decision Householder 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Parkway Court St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Aa

  5/2016/3409 Submitted 16 Nov 2016 150 yards away

  Single storey front and rear extensions and installation of rooflights

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 44 Nelson Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Rz

  5/2016/2954 Submitted 29 Sep 2016 150 yards away

  Single storey front extension

  Granted Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 18 Nelson Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ry

  5/2026/1354 Submitted 14 Jul 2026 200 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~9 Sep

  Proposed 3M single storey rear extension, garage conversion, porch extension and associated internal alterations

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic