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5 Swans Close St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0TL

5/2026/0391FullApproved

Approved on 12 May 2026

Council decision: DC3 Conditional Permission3 conditions

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

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to increase the rear proposed extension my 500mm toward the back of planning permission 5/2025/1911 dated 23/01/2026 for Single storey rear extension with roof lantern, raising of ridge height and insertion of front rooflights, rear dormer window to incorporate habitable loft space, alterations to front porch with new front brickwork, wall and piers and shed in garden at 5 Swans Close St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0TL

Submitted
2 March 2026
Ward
Hill End
Agent
Araco Design Studio
  1. Received2 Mar
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 May

Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 5 Swans Close St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 0TL. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Hill End. 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 0TL
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Consultation expiry
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Araco Design Studio
Architect profile
ARACO DESIGN STUDIO ARCHITECTS LTD

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    2 Mar

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to increase the rear proposed extension my 500mm toward the back of…

    This applicationDC3 Conditional PermissionVariation of conditions (s73)5/2026/0391
  2. No date

    Single storey rear extension with roof lantern,, raising of ridge height and insertion of front rooflights…

    DC3 Conditional PermissionApplicationPart of5/2025/1911

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