144 Cravells Road Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 1BQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/1842/HSE - Householder Pending Consideration

Proposal

Single storey side extension. First floor rear extension. Alterations to rear facade and roofline. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 19 Oct 2026, 18:13

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Application progress

✓

Received

12 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

13 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

19 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Dec 2026 and 12 Jan 2027, from St Albans's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 22 Nov 2026

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Documents 5

Site constraints 5

Harpenden conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

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

Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Harpenden built-up area; Green belt 68 m away: London.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 19 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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: Householder
Postcode: AL5 1BQ
Received: 12 Oct 2026
Validated: 13 Oct 2026
Ward: Harpenden South
Parish: Harpenden Town
Target decision: 8 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Simon Knight Architects

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides extensions by day 78.

prediction

Day 771 days to the predicted decision (day 78)

29%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

696decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15282597
Planning Portal ref: PP-15282597
Neighbours: 19 Oct 2026
Consultation: 19 Oct 2026
Comments by: 22 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 8 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

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