17 Springfield Road Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0HJ Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1435 - PPOR Under Consideration
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

First floor extension over existing ground floor extension and internal changes Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
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Validated
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 29 Oct 2026, from St Albans's recent extensions.

The consultation period closed on 19 Sept 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Smallford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
PPOR
Postcode
AL4 0HJ
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Colney Heath
Parish
COLNEY HEATH
Target decision
19 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 72 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides extensions by day 81.

Day 729 days to the predicted decision (day 81)
28%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
633decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
323023PLN
Planning Portal ref
15117236
Comments by
19 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024
7 Springfield Road Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hh
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Erection of a porch at the front of the house. The…
5/2024/0032
2021 Approved
1 Springfield Road Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hh
Part single, part two storey rear extension
5/2021/0318
2021 Approved
1 Springfield Road Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hh
Part single, part two storey rear extension
5/2021/0318
2020 Withdrawn
1 Springfield Road Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hh
Two strorey rear extension
5/2020/1752
2020 Withdrawn
1 Springfield Road Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hh
Two strorey rear extension
5/2020/1752
2017 Approved
34 Springfield Road Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hj
Single storey side extension following demolition of garage, alteration to opening and re…
5/2017/0189
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings