161 Colney Heath Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Tn

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 5/2025/1747 Granted

  161 Colney Heath Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Tn

  Single storey rear extension, with extended loft space/ first floor, new dormer to front, removal of dormer from side, front canopy roof extension & rooflight windows added, alterations to openings and chimney removal

  Decided 23 Apr 2026 Householder

1. 18 Aug 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 23 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 18 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 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.

• 159 Colney Heath Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Tn

  5/2026/0661 Submitted 31 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey side extension

  Granted Lawful development Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 107 Colney Heath Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Tn

  5/2026/1219 Submitted 25 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~23 Oct

  Erection of a two storey 66no. bedroom residential care home for older people (Use Class C2) with creation of a new access and closer of an existing access, associated landscaping, parking and ancillary buildings

  Awaiting decision Full applications 85 docs
  Major scheme

• 161 Colney Heath Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Tn

  5/2025/1747 Submitted 23 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Single storey rear extension, with extended loft space/ first floor, new dormer to front, removal of dormer from side, front canopy roof extension & rooflight windows added, alterations to openings and chimney removal

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 19 docs
  Small domestic

• 10 Boissy Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ue

  5/2016/3040 Submitted 6 Oct 2016 250 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension

  Granted Lawful development Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• Bunnings Warehouse Alban Park Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Jj

  5/2017/2503 Submitted 3 Sep 2017 350 yards away

  Erection of two canopies and installation of service yard fence, vehicle gates and escape gates

  Withdrawn 13 docs
  Small domestic

• Homebase Alban Park Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Jj

  5/2016/3718 Submitted 12 Dec 2016 350 yards away

  Advertisement consent - Display of two externally illuminated fascia signs and one wall mounted sign replacing original signs

  Decided Advertising 11 docs

• 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