2019
17 Maxwell Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Lb
Land Rear Of 13 Cambridge Road Off Pickford Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 5LH Data via plota.co.uk
5/2025/1562 - MAL
Approved
Proposal
AMENDED DESCRIPTION - Detached outbuilding with ground and first floor accommodation, including dormer window and roof lights Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
20 Aug 2025
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Validated
10 Sept 2025
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Committee
6 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026
Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 18 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by St Albans Development Management Committee on 6 Jul 2026.
Approved by 9 votes to 0
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the outbuilding’s design and scale were acceptable and conditions would protect neighbours’ privacy.
- Five objections raised concerns about residential use, inaccuracies, size, overlooking, drainage, character and the building’s planning history.
- The committee voted unanimously to grant permission, with an amended plan condition and an added informative limiting permission to the proposed outbuilding.
Source: Plota analysis of St Albans's committee minutes of 6 Jul 2026.
Site constraints 1
Also on the record
Inside the St Albans built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 18 September 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 300 days from validation, 219 days slower than St Albans's median of 81 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.
This one300d
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85%approved
618decided in the last year
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Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 316852PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14268687
- Comments by
- 24 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 1 Oct 2025
- Committee
- 6 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Nov 2025
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St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
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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%).
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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
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