1 Bentsley Close St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 9PN
Approved on 25 March 2025
Council decision: DC3 Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Repositioning of existing outbuilding to the rear of the garden and side extension of outbuilding at 1 Bentsley Close St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 9PN
- Received
- 27 December 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
- ReceivedReceived27 Dec
- ValidatedValidated30 Dec
- Consult.Consultation22 Feb
- TargetTarget Date22 Feb
- DecidedDecided25 Mar
Decided in 85 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a side extension at 1 Bentsley Close St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 9PN. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 5 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm. We hold 2,081 applications in total for the AL4 postcode area.
86% of full applications at St Albans City and District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- AL4 9PN
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Sandridge
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 December 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 22 February 2025
- Consultation end
- 22 February 2025
- Target decision date
- 22 February 2025
- Application expires
- 23 February 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Architect profile
- ARACO DESIGN STUDIO ARCHITECTS LTD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 30 January 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13652200
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202524 Jan
Demolition of the existing dwelling with 1 no. replacement dwelling, including associated landscaping at 1…
PendingApplication5/2024/2300 - 202524 Jan
Demolition of the existing dwelling with 1 no. replacement dwelling, including associated landscaping at 1…
Refused(Minor) Dwellings5/2024/2299 - 202416 Sep
Demolition of the existing dwelling with one replacement dwelling, including associated landscaping and a…
Refused(Minor) Dwellings5/2024/1587 - 202316 Jun
Two storey side and rear extension, alterations to existing single storey roof including porch extension…
ApprovedHouseholder5/2023/1276 - No date
Discharge of Condition 5 (construction method statement) of planning permission 5/2024/1587
ApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2025/1113 - No date
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to include solar panels and habitable accommodation in roof of…
DC3 Conditional PermissionVariation of conditions (s73)5/2026/0911
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