Oaklea Chequers Lane Garston Hertfordshire Watford WD25 0GN
Approved on 13 July 2026
Council decision: DC3 Conditional Permission3 conditions
Proposal
The proposed development comprises a double-storey, staggered rear extension to the existing dwelling at Oaklea Chequers Lane Garston Hertfordshire Watford WD25 0GN
- Submitted
- 26 March 2026
- Ward
- St Stephen
- Agent
- Paradigm Architects
- ReceivedSubmitted26 Mar
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided13 Jul
Decided in 109 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a rear extension at Oaklea Chequers Lane Garston Hertfordshire Watford WD25 0GN. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 109 days, 8 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 105 applications across St Stephen. We hold 496 applications in total for the WD25 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
- WD25 0GN
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Consultation expiry
- 16 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Paradigm Architects
- Architect profile
- PARADIGM STUDIO LIMITED
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.
© 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: St Albans
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