5 Market Place St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 5DR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
4 tables 8 chairs Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 141.
Site constraints 7
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- 9 m9, French RowGrade II
- 9 m3, Market PlaceGrade II
- 10 m11 Market PlaceGrade II
- 11 m3, 5 and 7, French RowGrade II
- 14 m13 Market PlaceGrade II
- 15 m1, Market PlaceGrade II
- 20 mThe Old BootGrade II
- 22 mClock TowerGrade I
- 22 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Boot Public HouseGrade II
- 23 mThe Fleur De Lis Public HouseGrade II
- 29 m2, Market PlaceGrade II
- 33 m16 and 18, High StreetGrade II
- 33 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 47 mWellington Public HouseGrade II
- 55 m15, High StreetGrade II
- 55 mWaxhouse GateGrade II
- 56 m17, High StreetGrade II
- 57 m21 and 21a, Market PlaceGrade II
- 57 m26, Market PlaceGrade II
- 62 m3 and 3a, High StreetGrade II
- 66 mThe Kings HeadGrade II
- 66 m14, Chequer StreetGrade II
- 71 m30 and 32, Market PlaceGrade II
- 73 mThe Tudor TavernGrade II*
- 76 mPremises Occupied by Uptons LtdGrade II
- 78 m33, High StreetGrade II
- 83 mThe old Moot HouseGrade II
- 84 m1, George StreetGrade II
- 85 m2 AND 4, UPPER DAGNALL STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 87 mThe Hertfordshire AdvertiserGrade II
- 88 m27, Market PlaceGrade II
- 90 m2, George StreetGrade II
- 91 m26, 26a and 26b, George StreetGrade II
- 93 m3, 4 and 4a, George StreetGrade II
- 95 mCourt House (Town Hall)Grade II*
- 97 mTown Hall ChambersGrade II
- 101 m1, Holywell HillGrade II
- 103 m5, George StreetGrade II
- 103 mWalls Surrounding Garden of Number 3 and 3a and Known As the VintryGrade II
- 106 m25, George StreetGrade II
- 107 m6, George StreetGrade II
- 111 m3, Holywell HillGrade II
- 112 m23, George StreetGrade II
- 113 m18, Upper Dagnall StreetGrade II
- 113 m24, George StreetGrade II
- 114 mThe Old King's ArmsGrade II
- 116 m14-16, Holywell HillGrade II
- 116 m5, Holywell HillGrade II
- 124 m3-11, Lower Dagnall StreetGrade II
- 125 m1 and 3 St Peters StreetGrade II
- 127 m7 and 9, Holywell HillGrade II
- 134 m22, George StreetGrade II
- 135 m11, Holywell HillGrade II
- 140 m11, George StreetGrade II
- 141 m20a and 21, George StreetGrade II
- 144 m13-17, Holywell HillGrade II
- 146 mWell and adjacent posts on side of The Vintry garden to Numbers 3 and 3A, High StreetGrade II
- 146 m12, George StreetGrade II
- 147 mFormer Unitarian ChapelGrade II
- 149 mAbbey Church of St AlbanGrade I
- 149 mCottage Behind Number 11Grade II
Checked on 6 October 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 141, past the statutory target. 77% of commercial premises in St Albans are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.
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
- 321710PLN
- Comments by
- 4 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
31 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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Leaseholders: 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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