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26A Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1641 Householder

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Proposed front porch and front extension

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1641

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1641
Type
Householder
Status
Under Consultation
Received
7 Sep 2026
Validated
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Parish
Sandridge
Postcode
AL4 9BX

Comment by 12 November 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 5/2026/1098 Refused

    26A Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed front porch and front extension

    Decided 19 Aug 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Sep 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 8 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

19 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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.

About householder applications

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2025/1414 Submitted 24 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Proposed new roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions, alterations including amendment to in out drive and installation of solar panels

    Refused Householder Extension Roofing 18 docs
    Domestic

  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1160 Submitted 15 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - The proposed 3m two storey rear extension and internal alterations

    Refused Lawful development Extension 9 docs

  • 26A Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1098 Submitted 8 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed front porch and front extension

    Refused Lawful development Extension 12 docs
    Small domestic

  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2025/2361 Submitted 29 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Proposed roof and loft extensions with ground floor extensions and alterations including amendment to drive.

    Refused Householder Extension 29 docs
    Domestic

  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1006 Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed garage conversions, single storey side extension, and front entrance canopy all asserted as Permitted Development under the GPDO 2015 (as amended).

    Granted Lawful development Extension 8 docs
    Small domestic

  • 27 Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Bx

    5/2026/1507 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed additional storey over the original footprint

    Refused Lawful development 17 docs

In St Albans

  • 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