Alban Arena Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3LD Data via plota.co.uk

26/1953/PASP - Prior Approval Non-Domestic Solar Panels Pending Consideration
Schools, care & communitySolar & renewablesCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior Notification - Installation of 126 roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) modules on the existing flat roof of the Alban Arena providing a total installed capacity of approximately 74.97 kWp together with a 50 kW inverter, power optimisers, ballasted mounting equipment, electrical cabling, monitoring and metering equipment, and associated ancillary works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
3 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Dec 2026 and 3 Jan 2027, from St Albans's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 5 Dec 2026

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Documents 7

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Name hidden Show Heritage Statement · 30 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - ALBAN ARENA Additional information · 30 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Name hidden Show Planning statement · 30 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 30 Oct 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Summary of Consultations Summary of Consultations · 3 Nov 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Site Notice Site Notice · 3 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF THE ALBAN ARENA (THEATRE) - SOLAREDGE DESIGN Additional information · 30 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

St Albans - Hatfield Road and the Office Core 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
St Albans City Core. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
13 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Grange, Grade II*, 56 m away · 1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 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 4 November 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
Prior Approval Non-Domestic Solar Panels
Postcode
AL1 3LD
Received
30 Oct 2026
Validated
30 Oct 2026
Ward
St Peters
Parish
Unparished Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
GreenLight Engineering Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides commercial premises by day 55.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
71decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

70 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15335117
Planning Portal ref
PP-15335117
Neighbours
3 Nov 2026
Consultation
3 Nov 2026
Comments by
5 Dec 2026
Site or press notice
12 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
St Albans Police Station Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Al1 3Je
Advertisement Consent - Two non illuminated fascia signs and one window graphic
5/2025/2346
2025 Approved
St Albans Police Station Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Al1 3Je
Advertisement Consent - Two non illuminated fascia signs and one window graphic
5/2025/2346
2025 Approved
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed Building consent - Attach a Heritage Plaque, explaining the history of the buildin…
5/2025/0409
2025 Approved
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed Building consent - Attach a Heritage Plaque, explaining the history of the buildin…
5/2025/0409
2025 Approved
St Albans City And District Council Offices Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Je
Consultation only - Application by East West Railway Company Limited (the Applicant) for…
5/2025/0020
2025 Approved
St Albans City And District Council Offices Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Je
Consultation only - Application by East West Railway Company Limited (the Applicant) for…
5/2025/0020
2024 Approved
22-26 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lx
Advertisement Consent - Existing signage replaced with new externally illuminated fascia…
5/2024/1926
2024 Approved
St Albans City And District Council Offices Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Je
Installation of two new air conditioning units to the exterior of the building
5/2024/1142
2023
1 Lockey House St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lp
Advertisement Consent - Display of replacement internally illuminated projecting sign and…
5/2023/2101
2023
1 Lockey House St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lp
Advertisement Consent - Display of replacement internally illuminated projecting sign and…
5/2023/2101
2023 Approved
22-26 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lx
Advertisement consent - Installation of internally applied window film to front glazing
5/2023/1110
2023 Approved
22-26 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lx
Advertisement consent - Installation of internally applied window film to front glazing
5/2023/1110
2023
16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed Building consent - Installation of blue plaque to exterior south wall
5/2023/1352
2023
16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed Building consent - Installation of blue plaque to exterior south wall
5/2023/1352
2023
34 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed Building consent - Internal alterations and change of use from office to residenti…
5/2023/1304
2023
34 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed Building consent - Internal alterations and change of use from office to residenti…
5/2023/1304
2023 Approved
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Advertisement Consent - Display of externally illuminated freestanding post mounted sign…
5/2023/0381
2023 Approved
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Advertisement Consent - Display of externally illuminated freestanding post mounted sign…
5/2023/0381
2023
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed building Consent - Display of externally illuminated freestanding post mounted sig…
5/2023/0382
2023
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed building Consent - Display of externally illuminated freestanding post mounted sig…
5/2023/0382
2019 Approved
St Albans City & District Council Offices Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Je
Installation of two external condenser units and screening at first floor level and alter…
5/2019/2219
2019 Withdrawn
St Albans City And District Council Offices Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Al1 3Je
Installation of two external condensor units and plant screening and alterations to openi…
5/2019/1477
2019 Approved
Cafe At Alban Arena Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Ld
Advertisement consent - Display of three internally illuminated fascia signs (retrospecti…
5/2019/0370
2019 Withdrawn
St Albans City And District Council Offices Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Je
Installation of mechanical and plant and roof at first floor
5/2019/0842
2019 Withdrawn
St Albans City And District Council Offices Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Je
Internal alterations
5/2019/0841
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
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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