Land Rear Of East Lodge Oaklands Lane Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0HU Data via plota.co.uk

Under Consideration 5/2026/0856 - MIND

New homes

Council

St Albans 1.1/10

Date received

30 Apr 2026

Date validated

1 May 2026

Postcode

AL4 0HU

Type

MIND

Description

Reserved Matters (all matters) following planning permission 5/ dated 04/11/2025 for Outline application (all matters reserved) - Construction of a self-build/custom-build detached dwelling and detached garage Data via plota.co.uk

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Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Refused

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Construction of two, three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings with associated landscaping, p…

5/2018/1813 12 Sep 2018

2018 Refused

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Sub-division of the plot and construction of two, three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings f…

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Land R/O East Lodge Oaklands Lane Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire

Outline application (all matters reserved) - Detached dwelling with detached garage

5/2017/2118 21 Nov 2017

2016 Approved

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2016 Approved

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Discharge of Conditions 3 (samples of materials), 7 (tree safeguarding), 9 (hard and soft…

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St Albans

Planning Authority Score

1.1/10

Poor

#290 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #285 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England

for householder decisions

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St Albans decision performance

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

87%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #180 of 296

88%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #226 of 296

29%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #285 of 296

64%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #278 of 296

74%

Minor dwellings approved

130 decided (1-9 homes)

61%

Major dwellings approved

18 decided (10+ homes)

77%

Change of use approved

26 decided

1,411

Total decisions

184 refused in the year to March 2026