Land Rear Of 235 & 237 Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/0162 - CON Decided

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 3 (construction management plan), 8 (details of hard and soft landscaping), 11 (existing ground levels) and 13 (refuse collection area) of planning permission dated 13/01/2026 for Variation of Condition 2 (approved pl… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jan 2026
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Validated
2 Feb 2026
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Discharge of Condition - Partial
1 Apr 2026

Discharge of Condition - Partial on 1 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the St Albans built-up area; Green belt about 38 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
2 Feb 2026
Ward
Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm
Parish
SANDRIDGE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Mar 2026
Decision
Discharge of Condition - Partial
Decision date
1 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
319786PLN
Planning Portal ref
14661864
Comments by
6 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Mar 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