9 St Albans Road Sandridge Hertfordshire AL4 9LA
Refused on 19 August 2026
Council decision: NCS Prior approval required and refused1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3.37m in height x 8m in depth with 1.58m height to eaves at 9 St Albans Road Sandridge Hertfordshire AL4 9LA
- Received
- 9 July 2026
- Ward
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead
- ReceivedReceived9 Jul
- ValidatedValidated9 Jul
- Consult.Consultation7 Aug
- TargetTarget Date7 Aug
- DecidedDecided19 Aug
Decided in 41 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a single storey rear extension at 9 St Albans Road Sandridge Hertfordshire AL4 9LA. St Albans has handled 12,346 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 108 applications across Sandridge & Wheathampstead. We hold 2,082 applications in total for the AL4 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority the proposed development would, by virtue of the extent of land excavation proposed, amount to an engineering operation within the meaning of Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 [as amended] that is considered to constitute a separate activity of substance rather than works incidental to the enlargement of the dwellinghouse. Consequently, the proposal would not benefit from permission granted by Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Moreover, the Council considers that the proposal would exceed the maximum height limitation of 4 metres prescribed by paragraph A.1(g)(ii) when measured from the ground level for the purposes of the Order. In light of the above, the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is required and refused. Formal planning permission would therefore be required.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- AL4 9LA
- Parish
- Sandridge
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 7 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 7 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Claire Taggart Hayhurst and Co
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Ola Ope
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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: St Albans
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