3 - 5 French Row St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 5DU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Listed Building consent - Replacement of existing plaque with two new plaques, 1) a rectangle plaque - describing the history of Christopher Place, 2) a circular blue plaque to Albert Moody Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Site constraints 7
Show all 65 with distances
- 0 m9, French RowGrade II
- 4 m3, 5 and 7, French RowGrade II
- 15 m3, Market PlaceGrade II
- 17 m11 Market PlaceGrade II
- 19 m1, Market PlaceGrade II
- 20 mThe Fleur De Lis Public HouseGrade II
- 20 m13 Market PlaceGrade II
- 26 mClock TowerGrade I
- 34 mThe Old BootGrade II
- 37 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Boot Public HouseGrade II
- 40 m2, Market PlaceGrade II
- 44 m16 and 18, High StreetGrade II
- 48 mWellington Public HouseGrade II
- 48 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 57 m17, High StreetGrade II
- 58 m15, High StreetGrade II
- 59 mWaxhouse GateGrade II
- 59 m21 and 21a, Market PlaceGrade II
- 60 mThe Tudor TavernGrade II*
- 64 m26, Market PlaceGrade II
- 67 mThe Kings HeadGrade II
- 69 m33, High StreetGrade II
- 75 m1, George StreetGrade II
- 75 m3 and 3a, High StreetGrade II
- 76 m26, 26a and 26b, George StreetGrade II
- 76 m30 and 32, Market PlaceGrade II
- 79 m2, George StreetGrade II
- 81 m14, Chequer StreetGrade II
- 82 m3, 4 and 4a, George StreetGrade II
- 83 m2 AND 4, UPPER DAGNALL STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 83 mThe old Moot HouseGrade II
- 83 mPremises Occupied by Uptons LtdGrade II
- 84 mThe Hertfordshire AdvertiserGrade II
- 88 m27, Market PlaceGrade II
- 90 m25, George StreetGrade II
- 91 m5, George StreetGrade II
- 95 m6, George StreetGrade II
- 96 m23, George StreetGrade II
- 96 mTown Hall ChambersGrade II
- 98 m24, George StreetGrade II
- 99 mCourt House (Town Hall)Grade II*
- 100 m18, Upper Dagnall StreetGrade II
- 101 mThe Old King's ArmsGrade II
- 105 mWalls Surrounding Garden of Number 3 and 3a and Known As the VintryGrade II
- 108 m3-11, Lower Dagnall StreetGrade II
- 115 m1, Holywell HillGrade II
- 119 m22, George StreetGrade II
- 124 m3, Holywell HillGrade II
- 126 m20a and 21, George StreetGrade II
- 126 m1 and 3 St Peters StreetGrade II
- 127 m11, George StreetGrade II
- 127 m14-16, Holywell HillGrade II
- 129 mFormer Unitarian ChapelGrade II
- 130 m5, Holywell HillGrade II
- 133 m12, George StreetGrade II
- 138 m18-20, George StreetGrade II
- 139 m7 and 9, Holywell HillGrade II
- 142 mThe Brown Owl RestaurantGrade II
- 143 mThe Abbey National Boys' SchoolGrade II
- 145 mCongregational ChapelGrade II
- 146 mAbbey Church of St AlbanGrade I
- 147 m11, Holywell HillGrade II
- 149 m4 and 6, Lower Dagnall StreetGrade II
- 149 m25, Verulam RoadGrade II
- 149 m14 and 15, George StreetGrade II
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
How this decision compares
Decided in 65 days from validation, about the council's usual 65 days. Approved, as 95% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 321160PLN
- Comments by
- 20 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 28 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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Nearby activity
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