16 Chiltern Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 9TE Data via plota.co.uk

5/2025/0495 - CON Approved

Proposal

Discharge of Condition (biodiversity gain condition) of planning permission dated 12/03/2025 for Construction of an attached dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Mar 2025
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Validated
18 Mar 2025
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

Public footpath about 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the St Albans built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £625,000 in May 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

23 May 2025£625,000
8 April 2024£600,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area67 m² (721 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2023, 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
St Albans
Application type
CON
Postcode
AL4 9TE
Received
17 Mar 2025
Validated
18 Mar 2025
Ward
Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
Parish
SANDRIDGE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Apr 2025
Decision
Discharge of Condition - Approved
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Dla Town Planning Ltd (Dla Town Planning Ltd)

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
313920PLN
Planning Portal ref
13863020
Comments by
11 Apr 2025
Statutory expiry
12 May 2025
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
St Albans decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #180 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #226 of 296
29%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #285 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #278 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
130 decided (1-9 homes)
61%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,411
Total decisions
184 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.