3 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0FJ
Pending
5/2026/0986 - PPOR
Description
Loft conversion with rear dormer window and front rooflights, single storey front infill extension with canopy porch
Nearby new applications
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Historical activity at this location
34 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Loft conversion with rear dormer window and front rooflights, single storey front infill…
2025
Loft conversion with rear dormer window and front rooflights, single storey front infill…
2024
Loft conversion with rear dormer window and front rooflights, single storey front infill…
2022
Refused
Loft conversion with rear dormer window and front rooflight. Installation of solar panels…
2022
Refused
Loft conversion with rear dormer window and front rooflight. Installation of solar panels…
2016
With conditions
Single storey rear extension with roof lantern and rooflights and alterations to openings
2016
With conditions
Single storey rear extension with roof lantern and rooflights and alterations to openings
2016
Withdrawn
Single storey rear extension with rooflights
2016
Withdrawn
Single storey rear extension with rooflights
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
27 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
2x Lime - Reduce lower laterals to previous reduction points, repeat works, ref TP/2021/0…
2025
Approved
27 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
2x Lime - Reduce lower laterals to previous reduction points, repeat works, ref TP/2021/0…
2025
With conditions
16 Grafton Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ex
Pollard Lime Tree TPO1249 in the rear garden to approximately1M-2M below previous pollard…
2025
With conditions
16 Grafton Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ex
Pollard Lime Tree TPO1249 in the rear garden to approximately1M-2M below previous pollard…
2025
Approved
28 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
28 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0FJ Lime tree in the front garden - reduce…
2025
Approved
28 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
28 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0FJ Lime tree in the front garden - reduce…
2023
Approved
14-16 St Edmunds Walk St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Bj
I would like to give notification to the council that we intend to remove Hazardous Deadw…
2023
Approved
14-16 St Edmunds Walk St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Bj
I would like to give notification to the council that we intend to remove Hazardous Deadw…
2022
With conditions
26 Soverign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
Reduce T48 Lime tree by approximately 30% to increase light to the property & to keep the…
2022
With conditions
26 Soverign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
Reduce T48 Lime tree by approximately 30% to increase light to the property & to keep the…
2022
Approved
16 Grafton Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ex
Re-pollard T49 Lime tree in the rear garden to approximately 1m inside previous pollardin…
2022
Approved
16 Grafton Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ex
Re-pollard T49 Lime tree in the rear garden to approximately 1m inside previous pollardin…
2022
With conditions
34 St Edmunds Walk St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Bj
T3743 - Oak -(TPO Plan T39) Located front of 14-16 St Edmunds Crown reduce by up to 1.5m…
2022
With conditions
34 St Edmunds Walk St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Bj
T3743 - Oak -(TPO Plan T39) Located front of 14-16 St Edmunds Crown reduce by up to 1.5m…
2021
With conditions
28 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
Type of Tree: Lime tree Location: In from garden of 28 Sovereign Park Description: I woul…
2021
With conditions
28 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
Type of Tree: Lime tree Location: In from garden of 28 Sovereign Park Description: I woul…
2021
Approved
28 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
T54 Lime tree in the front garden - reduce back and thin to previous prune line, due to l…
2021
Approved
28 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
T54 Lime tree in the front garden - reduce back and thin to previous prune line, due to l…
2021
With conditions
27 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
T52 - Lime Tree 27 Sovereign Park.Tree is in our front garden shown as Tree A(27SovPark.p…
2021
With conditions
27 Sovereign Park St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Fj
T52 - Lime Tree 27 Sovereign Park.Tree is in our front garden shown as Tree A(27SovPark.p…
2017
Approved
27 Sovereign Park St Albans Al4 0Fj
Reduce crowns of Lime trees T52 & T53 by 25%. Reason: To maintain light levels to propert…
2016
Approved
16 Grafton Close St Albans Al4 0Ex
Reduce crown of Lime tree T49 in rear garden by 30%. Reason: To increase light to house a…
2016
Approved
16 Grafton Close St Albans Al4 0Ex
Reduce crown of Lime tree T49 in rear garden by 30%. Reason: To increase light to house a…
2016
With conditions
7 Grafton Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ex
Conversion of integral garage to habitable room
2016
With conditions
7 Grafton Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ex
Conversion of integral garage to habitable room
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#287 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #282 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 61% 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, 2025
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #195 of 292
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #223 of 292
32%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #282 of 292
61%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #270 of 292
71%
Minor dwellings approved
127 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
22 decided
1,375
Total decisions
195 refused in 2025