100 London Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 1NX Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/0907 - PAOR Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification - Conversion of the entire first floor to 3 self-contained flats Class C3 (residential) including associated internal alterations and ground floor service provisions required to support the change of use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

St Albans - London Road 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.
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Also on the record
2 listed buildings 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 11 September 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 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
PAOR
Postcode
AL1 1NX
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
St Peters
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Jun 2026
Decision
COU Prior approval required and given
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Formed Architects & Designers
Leaseholder
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
321460PLN
Comments by
7 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
15 May 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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