Land To Rear Of Burston Garden Centre North Orbital Road Chiswell Green St Albans Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/0498 - CON Decided

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 22 (Acoustic Report) of planning permission dated 21/01/2025 for Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to allow adjustments to the layout and roof profile of the central Assisted Living building and changes to the fe… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Discharge of Condition - Partial
21 May 2026

Discharge of Condition - Partial on 21 May 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Associated applications 11

Site constraints 3

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.
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
Inside the Chiswell Green built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
CON
Postcode
AL2 2DS
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Park Street
Parish
ST STEPHEN
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision
Discharge of Condition - Partial
Decision date
21 May 2026
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
320521PLN
Planning Portal ref
14776851
Comments by
13 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
10 May 2026
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