St Lukes School Crouch Hall Lane Redbourn Hertfordshire AL3 7ET Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1002 - CON Approved
Commercial & major worksSchools, care & communityDemolitionCommercial premises

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 18 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and Biodiversity Gain Condition of planning permission dated 03/07/2025 for Demolition of existing gym building and store and shed structures and construction of a training caf… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2026
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Validated
21 May 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 4

Site constraints 3

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Redbourn built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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

Council
St Albans
Application type
CON
Postcode
AL3 7ET
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Redbourn
Parish
REDBOURN
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Discharge of Condition - Approved
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 8 days faster than St Albans's median of 92 for demolitions. Approved, as 83% of demolitions here are.

22%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
114decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
321675PLN
Planning Portal ref
14948551
Comments by
5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Demolition of existing gym building and store and shed structures and construction of a t…
5/2024/1710
2019 Approved
Conversion of hardstanding to all weather MUGA pitch and installation of associated flood…
5/2019/2422
2019 Approved
Single storey front extension to form enlarged reception
5/2019/0332
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings