St Albans Childrens Centre, Church Crescent, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 5JB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
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
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Nov 2026; it is now day 385.
Documents 22
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 5
Other documents 7
Site constraints 5
Checked on 1 November 2026. 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Postcode
- AL3 5JB
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Case officer
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- Applicant
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- Agent
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- Freehold owner
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Decision outlook
Day 385, past the statutory target. 74% of full applications in Hertfordshire County Council are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 9 Nov 2026.
Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Hertfordshire County Council to go on. Hertfordshire County Council decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 1 Dec 2025
Historical activity at this location
30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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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