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5/2026/0364 - MAL Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission dated 03/12/2025 for Erection of a temporary pavilion Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
26 Feb 2026
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Validated
17 Mar 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

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Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 2 varied

    • VariationVariation of Condition 2 (approved plans)This application5/2026/0364

Site constraints 7

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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St Albans - The Park and St Stephens Hill conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument about 228 m away: St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings; Inside the St Albans built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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.

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
MAL
Postcode
AL1 2DJ
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
Verulam
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Apr 2026
Decision
DC3 Conditional Permission
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
DLA Town Planning Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
320255PLN
Planning Portal ref
14713088
Comments by
18 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
26 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
11 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

20 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Erection of a temporary pavilion
5/2025/1039
2025 Approved
Erection of a temporary pavilion
5/2025/1039
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Air Training Corps Westminster Lodge Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
Sycamore Tree (T1): Reduce crown by approx. 3m to clear Air Cadets building by 3 metres.
TP/2023/0375
2023 Approved
Air Training Corps Westminster Lodge Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
Sycamore Tree (T1): Reduce crown by approx. 3m to clear Air Cadets building by 3 metres.
TP/2023/0375
2022 Approved
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
Expand the number of solar panels consisting of 5 arrays and two mounting systems
5/2022/1147
2022 Approved
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
Expand the number of solar panels consisting of 5 arrays and two mounting systems
5/2022/1147
2022
Abbey View Golf And Track Facility Westminster Lodge Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
Variation of Conditions 3 (details of materials), 9 (landscaping), 12 (surface water drai…
5/2022/2720
2022
Abbey View Golf And Track Facility Westminster Lodge Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
Variation of Conditions 3 (details of materials), 9 (landscaping), 12 (surface water drai…
5/2022/2720
2022 Withdrawn
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
Prior Approval - Expand the number of solar panels consisting of 5 arrays and two mountin…
5/2022/0666
2022 Withdrawn
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
Prior Approval - Expand the number of solar panels consisting of 5 arrays and two mountin…
5/2022/0666
2022 Approved
Abbey View Golf Course Westminster Lodge Holywell Hill St Albans Al1 2Dj
G1 Mixed trees - Trim & cut back by 2-3 metres as required. G2 Maple Groups - Trim & cut…
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2022 Approved
Abbey View Golf Course Westminster Lodge Holywell Hill St Albans Al1 2Dj
G1 Mixed trees - Trim & cut back by 2-3 metres as required. G2 Maple Groups - Trim & cut…
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2022 Withdrawn
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
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5/2022/0371
2022 Withdrawn
Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Expand the number of solar panels currently locate…
5/2022/0371
2021 Approved
Abbey View Golf Course Westminster Lodge Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
T17-Ash- Fell to ground level as it has completely split down the main trunk and is dange…
TP/2021/0296
2021 Approved
Abbey View Golf Course Westminster Lodge Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
T17-Ash- Fell to ground level as it has completely split down the main trunk and is dange…
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2020 Approved
Westminster Lodge Army Cadet Force Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
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TP/2020/0506
2020 Approved
Westminster Lodge Army Cadet Force Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Dj
1. Self seeded Sycamore trees in guttering to be removed along with all other vegetation…
TP/2020/0506
2018 Approved
Abbey View Golf Course Westminster Lodge Holywell Hill St Albans Al1 2Dj
1. To lift the crowns of 16 trees by 2nd tee. Mixed species trees to 5m. 2. To remove 2 t…
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2018 Approved
Air Training Corps Westminster Lodge Holywell Hill St Albans Al1 2Dj
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St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings