Planning application
28 Batchwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Sb
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 2.9m in height x 6m in depth with 2.6m height to eaves
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1547
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1547
- Type
- Prior Notification Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: NCS Prior approval not required
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Batchwood
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 5SB
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/1530 Granted
28 Batchwood Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Sb
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Proposed loft conversion
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2026
Received by St Albans
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Sep 2026
Decision issued: NCS Prior approval not required
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 15 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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