Planning application
227 Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Bu
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed new access ramp and single storey rear extension
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1692
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1692
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
- Parish
- Sandridge
- Postcode
- AL4 0BU
Comment by 19 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by St Albans
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16 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 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
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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