45 Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 4EY Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/0838 - HSE Under Consultation

Proposal

The proposal includes a crown roof to the existing garage (3.4m height), replacement of the existing double-pitched roof with a matching crown roof incorporating a roof lantern and Velux. The front elevation will be extended by 990mm, with a 500mm porch r… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Apr 2026
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Validated
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 14 Nov 2026. Comments are open until 14 Nov 2026.

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Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 371 m away: The Wick Wood; Inside the St Albans built-up area; Open access land about 24 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,685,000 in November 2025. Detached house, freehold.

19 November 2025£1,685,000
28 April 2010£1,100,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
HSE
Postcode
AL1 4EY
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Marshalswick West
Parish
CENTRAL
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
321300PLN
Planning Portal ref
14885973
Comments by
14 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
St Albans decision statistics
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.