60A Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 4BW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the property from a mixed use comprising a Class C3 dwellinghouse and a Class D1 day nursery to use solely as a Class C3 dwellinghouse Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026
Site constraints 3
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £1,320,000 in January 2023. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 68 days from validation, 13 days slower than St Albans's median of 55 for commercial premises. Approved, as 76% of commercial premises here are.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 321210PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14881904
- Comments by
- 13 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 21 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
23 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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