Lanesbury Marshalls Heath Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire AL4 8HS
Refused on 6 October 2025
Proposal
First Floor rear extension, conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation with a hipped roof to match existing, fenestration alterations and associated works at Lanesbury Marshalls Heath Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire AL4 8HS
- ReceivedSubmitted
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 Oct
About this application
This is a planning application for a rear extension at Lanesbury Marshalls Heath Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire AL4 8HS. St Albans has handled 12,340 applications of this type. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Sandridge & Wheathampstead. We hold 2,081 applications in total for the AL4 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The application site is located in the Metropolitan Green Belt wherein there is strict control over the extension and alteration of dwellinghouses. The enlarged dwelling would result in a disproportionate addition over or above the size of the original building, and is considered to be inappropriate development which is by definition harmful. No very special circumstances have been demonstrated to outweigh the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm. The proposal is contrary to the aims of Policies 1 (Metropolitan Green Belt) and 13 (Extensions or Replacement of Dwellings in the Green Belt) of the St. Albans District Local Plan Review 1994 and the guidance set out in the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- AL4 8HS
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Green belt: St Albans
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: St Albans
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