Planning decisions in St Albans
As of 27 Apr 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, St Albans approved 85% of 675 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 84% approved (201 decided, ~63 days)
- Rear extension : 86% approved (156 decided, ~63 days)
- Loft conversion : 79% approved (76 decided, ~64 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 85% approved (73 decided, ~65 days)
- Tree work : 100% approved (71 decided, ~45 days) †
- Side extension : 77% approved (52 decided, ~71 days)
- Demolition : 85% approved (46 decided, ~76 days)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for St Albans, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.
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