25 Sheppards Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Al

1. 24 Aug 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 25 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 13 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 20 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.

• 14 Sheppards Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Al

  5/2026/0189 Submitted 3 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Part single, part two storey rear and side extension. Alterations to existing windows and doors, insertion of pitched rooflights and installation of PV array

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 12 docs
  Domestic

• 207 Beech Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Aj

  5/2021/1546 Submitted 23 May 2021 100 yards away

  Loft conversion with roof alterations, rear dormer window and front rooflights

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer Roofing +1 7 docs
  Domestic

• 209 Beech Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Aj

  5/2021/1109 Submitted 14 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer window and rooflights

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docs

• 203 Beech Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Aj

  5/2021/1225 Submitted 25 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  First floor front extension and alterations to openings

  Granted Householder Extension 12 docs
  Domestic

• Heathlands School Heathlands Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Ay

  5/2026/1128 Submitted 1 Jun 2026 200 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~17 Aug

  Discharge of Conditions 3 (materials) and 5 (fire hydrants) of planning permission 5/2025/1623 dated 05/12/2025 for Extension of an existing accommodation building to form 5 residential flats for the use of staff and sixth form students

  Awaiting decision Conditions New dwelling Extension 15 docs

• 14 Old Harpenden Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Ax

  5/2026/1390 Submitted 13 Jul 2026 250 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~8 Sep

  Construction of ground, first floor side extension and ground floor rear extension. Conversion of existing loftspace into habitable area including formation of rear dormer and roof alterations

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 13 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