Land At The Rear Of 38 & 40 Briar Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 9TL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of new 4 bed dwelling with associated landscaping works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 3 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Oct 2026
Site constraints 2
Checked on 2 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, 63 days faster than St Albans's median of 118 for full applications. Refused, as 26% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 318530PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14506549
- Comments by
- 23 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 31 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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