53 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4RU Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1038 - CON Approved

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 3 (details of the materials) and 4 (window and door details) of planning permission dated 19/08/2025 for Internal refurbishment and reconfiguration of existing building, demolition of existing modern conservatory to rep… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 May 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Approved
10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 4

St Albans - Fishpool Street and St Michaels Village conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Verulam and Fishpool Street. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the St Albans built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
CON
Postcode
AL3 4RU
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Verulam
Parish
CENTRAL
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Discharge of Condition - Approved
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 30 days faster than St Albans's median of 84 for demolitions. Approved, as 82% of demolitions here are.

27%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
85decided 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
321786PLN
Planning Portal ref
14957592
Comments by
10 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Aug 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