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6 Meadow Avenue Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire Wd7 9Fj

5/2026/1429Prior Notification HouseholderRefused
Householder

Refused on 4 September 2026

Council decision: NCS Prior approval required and refused2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 8m in depth x 3.50m in height x 3m in height to the eaves

Received
27 July 2026
Ward
Park Street
  1. Received27 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.21 Aug
  4. Target21 Aug
  5. Decided4 Sep

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a single storey rear extension at 6 Meadow Avenue Shenley Radlett Hertfordshire Wd7 9Fj. St Albans has handled 912 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Park Street. We hold 1,025 applications in total for the WD7 postcode area.

71% of outline 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. A Householder Prior Notification application cannot be issued, on the basis that the relevant permitted development rights for the external enlargement, improvement or other alterations of dwelling houses have been removed from the application dwelling as a condition of the original planning permission 5/2015/0990. Formal planning permission is therefore required.
  2. Paragraph A.4(7) of Part 1, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 [as amended] sets out that the prior approval of the local planning authority is required as to the impact of the proposed development on the amenity of any adjoining premises where an objection has been received. An objection has been received and the proposed development, by reason of its height, depth and proximity to the boundary, would result in an adverse overbearing impact to the occupiers of No. 4 Meadow Avenue, to the detriment of their residential amenity. The proposed development is contrary to Policy 72 (Extensions in Residential Areas) of the St Albans District Local Plan Review 1994 and would be inconsistent with the aims of DES1 (Design of New Development) of the Draft Local Plan 2041 Main Modifications Publication and the National Planning Policy Framework. Prior Approval is therefore required and refused.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WD7 9FJ
Application type
Prior Notification Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St Stephen

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2026
Consultation expiry
21 August 2026
Consultation end
21 August 2026
Target decision date
21 August 2026
Application expires
6 September 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Daniel Sands
Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Documents
7

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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