31-33 Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 6PF Data via plota.co.uk
Under Consideration
5/2026/0780 - PPOR
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Permission in Principle - Five detached dwellings
Historical activity at this location
20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
Approved
Unit 8 Gavel Centre Porters Wood St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pq
Change of use from the existing B8 to Sui Generis (retrospective)
2025
Approved
31 - 33 Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pf
Replacement of existing front office block with warehouse extension and new access point…
2025
Approved
31 - 33 Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pf
Replacement of existing front office block with warehouse extension and new access point…
2024
Approved
Unit 5 Gavel Centre Porters Wood St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pq
Certificate of Existing - Continuation of development approved under planning application…
2023
Approved
4 Beech Industrial Centre Porters Wood St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pq
Redevelopment and change of use of an existing single storey warehouse to form a two stor…
2023
Approved
4 Beech Industrial Centre Porters Wood St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pq
Redevelopment and change of use of an existing single storey warehouse to form a two stor…
2023
Unit 28 Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pf
Construction of attached single storey rear storage building
2023
Unit 28 Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pf
Construction of attached single storey rear storage building
2023
Unit 30 Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pf
Construction of new detached workshop unit
2023
Unit 30 Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pf
Construction of new detached workshop unit
2019
Withdrawn
2 Beech Industrial Centre Porters Wood St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pq
Change of use to Class D2 (Assembly and Leisure) and Class B1(a)(office) for use as comba…
2018
Refused
Unit 31 Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pf
Change of use from Class B1 (office) to Class C3 (residential) to create two, one bedroom…
2017
Approved
Woodland Court Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Nr
Hip to gable roof extension to all sides to create eight, one bedroom flats and two, two…
2018
Refused
Units 31 - 33 Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pf
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Change of use from B1 to C3 to create two dwelling…
2017
Approved
Units 1-4 Woodland Court Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Nr
Discharge of Conditions 4 (sound proofing), 5 (construction site compound) and 6 (noise &…
2017
Approved
1-4 Woodland Court Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Nr
Conversion of roof space to create four, one bedroom flats with front dormer windows and…
2016
Approved
31 Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pf
Rear extension with rooflights to existing double height storage area
2016
Approved
31 Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pf
Rear extension with rooflights to existing double height storage area
2016
Withdrawn
Porters House Porters Wood St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pq
Prior approval - change of use from class B1 (office) to C3 (residential) to create 21 fl…
2016
Withdrawn
Porters House Porters Wood St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Pq
Prior approval - change of use from class B1 (office) to C3 (residential) to create 21 fl…
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#287 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #282 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 61% 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
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St Albans decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #195 of 292
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #223 of 292
32%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #282 of 292
61%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #270 of 292
71%
Minor dwellings approved
127 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
22 decided
1,375
Total decisions
195 refused in 2025