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Gardeners Cottage Gustard Wood Wheathampstead Hertfordshire AL4 8RN

5/2026/1320Awaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

External alterations and mutual upgrade including replacement, recladding of link building, replacement porch, new opening and alteration to first floor window, new opening to front loft gable, relocation of first window below , alteration to works to elevation materials and refurbishment of small flat bay roofs at Gardeners Cottage Gustard Wood Wheathampstead Hertfordshire AL4 8RN

Received
24 July 2026
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Agent
Mint Architecture
  1. Received24 Jul
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a porch at Gardeners Cottage Gustard Wood Wheathampstead Hertfordshire AL4 8RN. St Albans has handled 12,340 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Gustard Wood conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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.

Application details

Postcode
AL4 8RN

Planning application dates

Validated
24 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Mint Architecture

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Gustard Wood
  • Green belt: St Albans
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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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