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14 Belmont Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Rd

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1525 Householder

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Garden room/outbuilding to be used as a home office

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1525

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1525
Type
Householder
Status
Under Consultation
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
St Peters
Postcode
AL1 1RD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Aug 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 13 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 October 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

13 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.

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What 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.

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