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Scrubby Oak Aubrey Lane Redbourn Hertfordshire AL3 7AN

5/2026/0119FullRefused

Refused on 9 June 2026

Council decision: DC4 Refusal1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Single storey side extension, part single and part double storey front and rear extensions, raising of the roof and alterations to the roof and fenestration at Scrubby Oak Aubrey Lane Redbourn Hertfordshire AL3 7AN

Submitted
23 January 2026
Ward
Redbourn
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Jun

Decided in 137 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at Scrubby Oak Aubrey Lane Redbourn Hertfordshire AL3 7AN. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 137 days, 12 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 132 applications across Redbourn. We hold 2,255 applications in total for the AL3 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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Why it was refused

  1. 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 Policy 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. The proposal also fails to comply with Strategic Policy SP3 (Land and the Green Belt) and Policy LG5 (Green Belt) and Policy LG9 (Extension or Replacement of Buildings in the Green Belt) of the emerging St Albans Draft Local Plan 2041 (Main Modifications Version).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
AL3 7AN
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Consultation expiry
7 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
DESIGNWE
Architect profile
DESIGNWE LTD

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: St Albans

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