34 Vanda Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ex

1. 26 Aug 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 27 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 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.

• 32 Breakspear Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5El

  5/2026/0471 Submitted 10 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  75% historically approved · decision due ~6 May

  Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Dormer in rear main roof slope. Alternation of fenestration to west side ground floor elevation. Insertion of pitched roof windows in front and east side roof slopes

  Awaiting decision Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 10 docs

• 22 Breakspear Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5El

  5/2026/0187 Submitted 2 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 4.00m in height x 4.50m in depth with 2.80m height to eaves

  Granted Prior approval Extension 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 20 Edward Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5En

  5/2026/0392 Submitted 2 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 22 Edward Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5En

  5/2021/1376 Submitted 9 May 2021 150 yards away

  Alterations to roof to facilitate loft conversion to habitable accommodation with rear dormer window and rooflights

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 16 docs
  Domestic

• 2A Camp Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Dy

  5/2016/3406 Submitted 14 Nov 2016 200 yards away

  Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer window (resubmission following withdrawal of 5/2015/3294)

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 18 docs
  Domestic

• 2A Camp Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Dy

  5/2026/1508 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 200 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

  Loft conversion with hip to gable extension, rear dormer window and front rooflight to first floor flat

  Awaiting decision Extension Loft or dormer +1 8 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