3 Victoria Square Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3TF

Refused 5/2026/0304 - CON

Admin / procedural

Council

St Albans

Date received

17 Feb 2026

Date validated

18 Feb 2026

Decision date

15 Apr 2026

Postcode

AL1 3TF

Type

CON

Description

Discharge of Condition 1 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2025/0681 dated 22/05/2025 for Prior Approval - Change of use of the building from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 29 self-contained flats

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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%