26 Camp Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 5DY Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1562 - Householder Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed ground and first floor rear extension, inclusion of a rear dormer and alterations to openings and associated works. Front garden renovated into a front driveway to create space for 1no. off-road parking space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Validated
24 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 18 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Oct 2026 and 22 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent extensions.

The consultation period closed on 2 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Conservation area about 31 m away: St Albans - Granville Road; Radon affected area, class 2; 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 6 October 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, 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £540,000 in September 2013. Detached house, freehold.

30 September 2013£540,000
16 June 2005£331,000
15 March 2001£210,000

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

Building

Floor area116 m² (1,249 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
Householder
Postcode
AL1 5DY
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
St Peters
Target decision
18 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Araco Design Studio Architects Ltd (Araco Design Studio Architects Ltd)

Decision outlook

Day 65 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides extensions by day 77.

Day 6512 days to the predicted decision (day 77)
30%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
717decided 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.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
323439PLN
Planning Portal ref
15167271
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Oct 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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.