Planning application
12 Charmouth Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Sw
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The erection of a residential outbuilding
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1695
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1695
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Marshalswick West
- Postcode
- AL1 4SW
Comment by 31 October 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
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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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5/2026/1338 Granted
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