St Albans planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to St Albans City and District Council, updated daily. St Albans City and District Council received 100 planning applications in the last 90 days, 1 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in St Albans
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Unit 1 Riverside Industrial Estate London Colney Bypass London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Hj
Prior approval for demolition of a 6,410 sqm industrial warehouse, London Colney. Seeks consent to remove a steel portal-frame building with offices and workshop at prior-approval stage. Demolition and waste management dominate; site clearance and environmental remediation follow.
Demolition
Land To Rear Of 9 Bullens Green Lane Colney Heath St Albans Hertfordshire
9-dwelling scheme with demolition and site infrastructure, St Albans. Demolishes existing structures and erects nine new homes with access, parking and landscaping at consultation stage. Groundworks, demolition and structural frame packages suit volume builders; the affluent market supports premium…
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9 Tassell Hall Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Jd
Single-storey rear extension, 4m deep, Redbourn. Adds 3.4m height ground-floor living space to an existing house under prior notification permitted development. Brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local subcontractors in this higher-value market.
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15 Trumpington Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Jw
Single-storey rear extension 4.3m deep, St Albans. Prior notification for a rear extension with 2.9m eaves height at permitted-development stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks to the extension footings suit local trade; the St Albans market supports a higher-specification finish.
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53 Westfields St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ls
Loft conversion certificate of lawfulness, St Albans. Seeks confirmation that a proposed loft conversion falls within permitted development rights, without formal permission. Confirms whether roofing and joinery work can proceed under GPDO exemptions, affecting specialist installer planning.
16 Maxwell Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5La
Loft conversion with hip-to-gable and dormer, St Albans. Certificate of Lawfulness sought for permitted-development rights on a householder scheme. Confirms the works fall within GPDO scope; if granted, no formal planning permission is needed before roofing, joinery and structural steelwork…
5 Flavian Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Jx
Single-storey rear extension with lean-to roof and rooflights, St Albans. Seeks a lawfulness certificate for proposed construction rather than a planning application, confirming the works do not require permission. Brickwork, roofing and glazing packages are live; the certificate streamlines…
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36 Battlefield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Dd
Chimney removal and rooflight repositioning at single dwelling. Removal of chimney stack, addition of rooflight to front elevation, and rearrangement of existing rooflight positions. Roofing and joinery works in high-value residential market.
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28 Rosemary Drive London Colney Hertfordshire Al2 1Ud
Window replacement certificate for a St Albans house. Seeks a lawfulness certificate for thirteen timber casements replaced with heritage-style uPVC double-glazed units occupying existing openings. No building works are triggered by this consent, so glazing suppliers should note this as a…
Turners Hall Farm Annables Lane Kinsbourne Green Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Pt
Certificate of Lawfulness for a single-storey side extension, Harpenden. Seeks confirmation that the proposed extension would be lawful under permitted development rules, with no formal permission required. The certificate signals the householder intends to proceed without a full application, so…
94 London Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Nx
Furniture notification for a St Albans premises. Submits a proposed schedule of tables and chairs with no building works or structural alterations. No construction trades are engaged; this is an administrative notification only.
Lower Stud Drop Lane Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Tx
Temporary film production use notification, Bricket Wood. Permitted-development prior notification for short-term land use under Class E, Schedule 2 GPDO. No permanent construction; site returns to prior state after production closes.
Mount Zion Church Fish Street Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Lp
Tree works notification at a Redbourn property. Seeks consent to re-pollard an ash and crown lift a yew to 3 metres for improved garden access. Arboricultural contractors only; no building works follow.
Woodlands East Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Dg
T1 Oak (fungus Chicken of the Woods - Laetiporus) - Crown reduction by 4-6m approx and thin - precautionary work to prevent stems failing T2 Holly - Crown reduction by 1.5m and shape where required
Garden Cottage 27 Church Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Ng
Tree works notification for two trees, St Albans. Crown reductions on an apple and silver birch to maintain their shape and size. Arboricultural contractors only; no building works or site alteration.
Planning appeals in St Albans City and District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so St Albans City and District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
St Albans City and District Council, raw rate
32.9%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
31.1%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.8 percentage points above expected. St Albans City and District Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
853 appeals counted, 828 judged either way (272 allowed, 556 dismissed), 25 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 27.5% | 28.8% | 458 | 454 | 125 |
| Householder (HAS) | 41.1% | 35.6% | 303 | 299 | 123 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 23.3% | 25% | 35 | 30 | 7 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 38.1% | 36.9% | 23 | 21 | 8 |
| Enforcement Notice | 44.4% | 13.5% | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 50% | 33.3% | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 20% | 20.6% | 6 | 5 | 1 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in St Albans City and District Council
St Albans City and District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in St Albans City and District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent58 homes
- Shared ownership60 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
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