Land South Of Hedges Farm North Orbital Road St Albans Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk
Pending
5/2026/1240 - PPOR
Description
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Other new applications on this street
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
Approved
Hedges Farm North Orbital Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Et
Discharge of Condition 3 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 5/2023/23…
2023
Approved
Hedges Farm North Orbital Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Et
Consolidation of existing farm use involving demolition and replacement of agricultural s…
2023
Approved
Hedges Farm North Orbital Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Et
Consolidation of existing farm use involving demolition and replacement of agricultural s…
2020
Withdrawn
Hedges Farm North Orbital Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Et
Prior approval - Removal of existing timber framed building and replacement with open-sid…
2020
Withdrawn
Hedges Farm North Orbital Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Et
Prior approval - Removal of existing timber framed building and replacement with open-sid…
2019
Approved
River Ver Hedges Farm North Orbital Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Et
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - The works will include re-profiling the river chan…
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#287 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #282 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 61% 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.
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St Albans decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #195 of 292
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #223 of 292
32%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #282 of 292
61%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #270 of 292
71%
Minor dwellings approved
127 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
22 decided
1,375
Total decisions
195 refused in 2025