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5/2026/0273 - CON Approved

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 4 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 5/2025/0826 dated 24/06/2025 for Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to provide surface water mitigation measures to planning permission 5/2025/0230 dated 08/04/2025 fo… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Feb 2026
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Validated
16 Feb 2026
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Approved
7 May 2026

Approved on 7 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 5

St Albans - Victoria Street 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
St Albans City Core. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the St Albans built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 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
CON
Postcode
AL1 3ER
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
St Peters
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Mar 2026
Decision
Discharge of Condition - Approved
Decision date
7 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
320035PLN
Planning Portal ref
14704148
Comments by
26 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Apr 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