69 - 69A St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1322 - CON Under Consultation

Proposal

Discharge of condition 15 (drainage scheme) of planning permission dated 24/10/2024 for Demolition of existing building and construction of four storey building with retail unit to ground floor and 14 new dwellings on upper floors comprising Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 31 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 31 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 31 Oct 2026.

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 4

St Albans - The Commercial Centre 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 ↗
15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 28 and 30, St Peter's Street, Grade II, about 46 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 14 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.
Show all 15 with distances
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 2 November 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, 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
CON
Postcode
AL1 3ED
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
St Peters
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Kane Bees (Boom Construction)

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
322663PLN
Planning Portal ref
15069326
Comments by
31 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 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