St Albans Childrens Centre Church Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 5JB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
CONSULTATION ONLY - Change of use of the first floor (only) from children's centre (use class E) to services for young people centre (sui generis). Erection of replacement buggy/cycle store and proposed new fire escape door Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Oct 2026
Site constraints 5
Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 22 days from validation, 30 days faster than St Albans's median of 52 for other. Approved, as 95% of other here are.
Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in St Albans to go on. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 318225PLN
- Comments by
- 28 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #285 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% 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%).
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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