329 Camp Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 5NZ Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/0875 - CLP Under Consideration

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The proposed use would be for myself to work in a part time capacity for 3 days per week as a one to one dog groomer between the hours of 9am and 5pm. The scale would be very small, just myself grooming 3 dogs per da… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 May 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 10 Jul 2026. The consultation period closed on 10 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
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. 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
CLP
Postcode
AL1 5NZ
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Hill End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
321375PLN
Planning Portal ref
14763053
Comments by
10 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Aug 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