3 Meads Lane Wheathampstead Hertfordshire AL4 8BZ Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1340 - PPOR Under Consultation

Proposal

New build dwelling and external works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Oct 2026 and 11 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent new homes. The consultation period closed on 12 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wheathampstead built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
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
PPOR
Postcode
AL4 8BZ
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Sandridge & Wheathampstead
Parish
WHEATHAMPSTEAD
Target decision
12 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 35 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides new homes by day 79.

Day 3544 days to the predicted decision (day 79)
38%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
45decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
322720PLN
Planning Portal ref
15077045
Comments by
12 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Oct 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