30 Guildford Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Jy

1. 17 Aug 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 18 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 13 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.

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.

• 16 Maxwell Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5La

  5/2026/1677 Submitted 11 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  75% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion - Hip to gable conversion and rear dormer

  Awaiting decision Lawful development Loft or dormer 2 docs

• 9 Guildford Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Jx

  5/2016/2588 Submitted 18 Aug 2016 100 yards away

  Garage conversion to habitable room and alterations to openings

  Granted Householder 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 17 Maxwell Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Lb

  5/2016/2609 Submitted 18 Aug 2016 100 yards away

  Demolition of existing garage and store and erection of one, two bedroom attached dwelling

  Withdrawn Demolition 10 docs
  Domestic

• 17 Maxwell Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Lb

  5/2016/3480 Submitted 22 Nov 2016 100 yards away

  Demolition of existing garage and store and erection of one, two bedroom attached dwelling (resubmission following withdrawal of 5/2016/2609)

  Granted Demolition 13 docs
  Domestic

• 13 Maxwell Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Lb

  5/2026/1214 Submitted 24 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft Conversion, rear dormer

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 6 docs

• 82 Cambridge Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Le

  5/2017/2813 Submitted 5 Oct 2017 100 yards away

  Replacement detached garage with rooflights and mezzanine first floor to create home office space

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer 9 docs
  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