109 Ashley Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 5UB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior Approval - Demolition of Former Focus Brands warehouse and offices on Brick Knoll Park Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026
Site constraints 2
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 1
Last sold for £7,000,000 in August 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- St Albans
- Application type
- DEM
- Postcode
- AL1 5UB
- Received
- 22 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 23 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Hill End
- Parish
- CENTRAL
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 May 2026
- Decision
- Demolition - Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision date
- 20 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 27 days from validation, 65 days faster than St Albans's median of 92 for demolitions. Approved, as 83% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 321195PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14605800
- Comments by
- 14 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
8 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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