Three-bed house at Land Rear Of 50 Woodstock Road North, St Albans
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by St Albans Development Management Committee on 23 Feb 2026.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
A new three-bedroom house
The application proposed a detached three-bedroom house with a ground floor garden room, accessed by a new vehicular crossover.
“5/2025/1680/MIND 14.10.2025 - CONSTRUCTION OF ONE DETACHED THREE BEDROOM DWELLING WITH GROUND FLOOR GARDEN ROOM AND NEW VEHICULAR CROSSOVER AT LAND REAR OF 50 WOODSTOCK ROAD NORTH ACCESSED FROM GLEAVE CLOSE ST ALBANS HERTFORDSHIRE AL1 4QF FOR MR C DRURY”
Minutes
Permission granted
The Chair moved that the application be granted conditional planning permission for the reasons set out in the report.
“It was moved by the Chair that the application be GRANTED conditional planning permission for the reasons set out in the report and below. It was CARRIED.”
Minutes
Subject to conditions
Permission was granted subject to conditions covering materials, bin and cycle store details, boundary fencing, and a requirement that the dwelling be self-build or custom-build.
“Prior to first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted, further details of the bin and cycle stores as shown within DNG No. WRSTA-50_PLN_206 A shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These details shall include scaled elevation plans of the bin and cycle stores including a specification of material and finish. Development thereafter shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.”
“The dwelling(s) hereby approved shall be constructed as self-build and custom housebuilding dwelling(s) within the definition of self-build and custom build dwellings in section 1(A1) of the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended): i) The first occupation of each dwelling in the development hereby permitted shall be by a person or persons who had a primary input into the design and layout of the dwelling; ii) The Council shall be notified, in writing,…”
Minutes
Councillors at the meeting
- Edgar HillChairLib Dem
- Sharon HollingsworthVice-ChairLib Dem
- Chris BrazierLib Dem
- Jamie DayLib Dem
- Fiona GaskellLib Dem
- Lorraine KirbyLib Dem
- David MitchellIndependent
- Simon MostynLib Dem
- Ayesha RohaleLib Dem
- David HeritageConservative
Apologies Dason Canning Lib Dem
Source: Plota analysis of the council's minutes; parties from the council's list of councillors.
Sources
- St Albans Development Management Committee minutes, 23 February 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of St Albans's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Monday 23 February 2026
- Committee decided
- Approved
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- 9 for, 0 against
- Councillors
- 10Lib Dem 8Conservative 1Independent 1Show councillors
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