5 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 1EU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Listed building Consent - Installation of new LED strip lighting internally and replacement of existing emergency lighting with more efficient LED emergency lighting Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Oct 2026
Site constraints 6
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- 5 m3, Holywell HillGrade II
- 7 m7 and 9, Holywell HillGrade II
- 11 m1, Holywell HillGrade II
- 17 m11, Holywell HillGrade II
- 19 m14-16, Holywell HillGrade II
- 27 m13-17, Holywell HillGrade II
- 28 mCottage Behind Number 11Grade II
- 39 m3 and 3a, High StreetGrade II
- 45 m19 and 21, Holywell HillGrade II
- 47 mWalls Surrounding Garden of Number 3 and 3a and Known As the VintryGrade II
- 57 m32a, Holywell HillGrade II
- 57 mThe White HartGrade II*
- 62 m34, Holywell HillGrade II
- 78 mNumber 27 Including Gates and Gatepiers Adjoining South SideGrade II
- 80 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 81 m36 and 38, Holywell HillGrade II
- 82 mThe Old RectoryGrade II
- 82 m16 and 18, High StreetGrade II
- 83 mWell and adjacent posts on side of The Vintry garden to Numbers 3 and 3A, High StreetGrade II
- 87 mThe Old BootGrade II
- 88 m2, Market PlaceGrade II
- 89 mWaxhouse GateGrade II
- 90 m15, High StreetGrade II
- 93 mWalls to West of Old RectoryGrade II
- 94 m17, High StreetGrade II
- 95 mHolywell HouseGrade II*
- 98 mAbbey Church of St AlbanGrade I
- 99 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Boot Public HouseGrade II
- 101 m27a, Holywell HillGrade II
- 105 mClock TowerGrade I
- 106 m1, Market PlaceGrade II
- 107 m42, Holywell HillGrade II
- 110 m3, Market PlaceGrade II
- 115 mThe Fleur De Lis Public HouseGrade II
- 115 m14, Chequer StreetGrade II
- 116 m44 and 46, Holywell HillGrade II
- 120 m3, 5 and 7, French RowGrade II
- 124 m11 Market PlaceGrade II
- 126 m48, Holywell HillGrade II
- 126 mFront Walls and Gate to Number 11Grade II
- 127 m9, French RowGrade II
- 127 m13 Market PlaceGrade II
- 132 m11, London RoadGrade II
- 133 m50, Holywell HillGrade II
- 136 m33, High StreetGrade II
- 141 m52 and 54, Holywell HillGrade II
- 145 m1, George StreetGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 42 days from validation, 20 days faster than St Albans's median of 62 for listed building consent. Approved, as 96% of listed building consent here are.
Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 318235PLN
- Comments by
- 27 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 4 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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