61 - 65 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3EA Data via plota.co.uk

26/1870/CON - Discharge of Condition Pending Consideration
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 14 (Construction Management Plan) of planning permission dated 13/07/2023 for Demolition of existing buildings and provision of three retail units at ground floor level and twenty two residential dwellings at ground floor level and above, associated access, landscaping and related works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Oct 2026
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Validated
17 Oct 2026
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Consultation
29 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 12 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

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Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF ORA - CTMP - 61-65 ST PETERS STREET ST ALBANS - REV A2 Report/statement - Other · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF SUMMARY OF CONSULTATIONS PLANNING/TREES Summary of Consultations · 29 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 4

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 ↗
13 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 28 and 30, St Peter's Street, Grade II, 52 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 1 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.

Building

Floor area162 m² (1,744 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 94)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
Discharge of Condition
Postcode
AL1 3EA
Received
16 Oct 2026
Validated
17 Oct 2026
Ward
St Peters
Parish
Unparished Area
Target decision
12 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Freeths LLP

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15300950
Planning Portal ref
PP-15300950
Consultation
29 Oct 2026
Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.