17 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 3HS
Under Consultation
5/2026/0722 - CLP
Description
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Conversion of existing attached garage into habitable rooms
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Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Refused
361 Watford Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Db
Dropped kerb
2025
Refused
361 Watford Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Db
Dropped kerb
2025
With conditions
18 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Ht
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to allow alteration of rear roof and front dorm…
2025
With conditions
18 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Ht
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to allow alteration of rear roof and front dorm…
2023
18 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Ht
Part two storey, part first floor side extension, single storey rear extension, alteratio…
2023
18 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Ht
Part two storey, part first floor side extension, single storey rear extension, alteratio…
2023
20 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs
Part single, part two storey side, single storey rear extension and loft conversion with…
2023
20 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs
Part single, part two storey side, single storey rear extension and loft conversion with…
2023
28 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs
Single storey rear extension with flat roof over existing garage, raising of roof to acco…
2023
28 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs
Single storey rear extension with flat roof over existing garage, raising of roof to acco…
2022
Withdrawn
349 Watford Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Db
Extension to existing dropped kerb
2022
With conditions
349 Watford Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Db
Single storey side extension, front porch canopy, replacement windows, insertion of roofl…
2022
Withdrawn
349 Watford Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Db
Extension to existing dropped kerb
2022
With conditions
349 Watford Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Db
Single storey side extension, front porch canopy, replacement windows, insertion of roofl…
2022
Withdrawn
20 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs
Part single, part two storey side and rear extensions, loft conversion with rear dormer w…
2022
Withdrawn
20 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs
Part single, part two storey side and rear extensions, loft conversion with rear dormer w…
2021
With conditions
353 Watford Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Db
Part two storey, part first floor side and rear extension following demolition of existin…
2021
With conditions
353 Watford Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Db
Part two storey, part first floor side and rear extension following demolition of existin…
2021
With conditions
5 Compton Gardens Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hu
Single storey and first floor rear extensions and conversion of garage into habitable acc…
2021
With conditions
5 Compton Gardens Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hu
Single storey and first floor rear extensions and conversion of garage into habitable acc…
2018
With conditions
28 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs
Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension with roof lantern…
2018
With conditions
11 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs
Part single, part two storey side and single storey rear extensions with rooflights, encl…
2017
With conditions
31 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs
Removal of chimney stack and loft conversion with rear dormer window and two front roofli…
2016
With conditions
28 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs
Loft conversion with rear dormer window and rooflights to front elevation, alterations to…
2016
With conditions
28 Farringford Close Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hs
Loft conversion with rear dormer window and rooflights to front elevation, alterations to…
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#287 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #282 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 61% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).
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St Albans decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #195 of 292
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #223 of 292
32%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #282 of 292
61%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #270 of 292
71%
Minor dwellings approved
127 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
22 decided
1,375
Total decisions
195 refused in 2025