40 Oswald Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3AQ

Under Consideration 5/2026/0689 - CLP

Solar & renewables

Council

St Albans

Date received

1 Apr 2026

Date validated

2 Apr 2026

Postcode

AL1 3AQ

Type

CLP

Description

Certificate of Lawfulness (propopsed) - The proposal comprises the installation of six mono-black photovoltaic solar panels mounted flush on the rear sloping roof of the existing dwellinghouse, which does not face a highway, and it is considered the works

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1.2/10

Planning Authority Score

#277 of 282

St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #268 out of 282. The council extends the time limit on 61% 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%).

St Albans decision performance

Based on MHCLG data, 2025

86%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #188 of 282

88%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #215 of 282

36%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (71%) #268 of 282

61%