26a Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire AL4 9BX
Refused on 5 November 2025
Proposal
New front porch, single storey front and rear extension with mono pitch roof, installation of solar panels, alterations to openings and internal alterations at 26a Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire AL4 9BX
- ReceivedSubmitted
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Nov
About this application
This is a planning application for a rear extension at 26a Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire AL4 9BX. St Albans has handled 12,340 applications of this type. There have been 3 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 9BX
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Appeal history
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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202625 Sep
Proposed front porch and front extension at 26a Highfield Road Sandridge Hertfordshire AL4 9BX
PendingApplication5/2026/1641 - 202625 Jun
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed front porch and front extension at 26a Highfield Road…
RefusedApplication5/2026/1098 - 20251 Dec
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension at 26a Highfield Road Sandridge…
ApprovedOutline5/2025/2189
Source: St Albans
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