Abbey Gate House 4 Abbey Mill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4HD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of solar panels to 2no. areas of roof at Abbey Gate House. During the installation works to fit the consented PV (ref 5/2026/0183) it was discovered that the original configuration of panels on the South West roof did not fit as planned. A de… Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Nov 2026 and 13 Jan 2027, from St Albans's recent full applications.
Associated applications 3
Part of
Listed building Consent - Installation of solar panels to 2no. areas of roof at Abbey Gate HouseConditions details submitted for 3
- Installation of solar panels to 2no. areas of roof at Abbey Gate House. During…This application5/2026/1548
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Site constraints 9
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- 0 mAbbey Gate HouseGrade II*
- 29 mSouth-West Block on South Side of Abbey Gate, St Albans SchoolGrade II
- 50 mThe Abbey GateGrade I
- 58 mSt Albans School Hall BlockGrade II
- 60 mLinking Building Between Gatehouse and School House Block, at St Albans SchoolGrade II
- 82 mNorth Block St Albans SchoolGrade II
- 92 mAbbey Church of St AlbanGrade I
- 99 mAbbey LodgeGrade II
- 100 m1 and 3, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 102 m5, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 103 m7a, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 109 m11, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 113 m13, Fishpool StreetGrade II*
- 114 mThe Old CrowGrade II
- 114 m25, Abbey Mill LaneGrade II
- 123 m20, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 123 m18, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 125 mHolmhurstGrade II
- 127 m8a, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 128 mRomeland CottagesGrade II
- 131 m26, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 131 m2 and 4, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 135 m28, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 138 mRomeland HouseGrade II*
- 141 m30 and 32, Fishpool StreetGrade II
- 145 mOutbuilding at the Rear of Number 28Grade II
- 146 mThe Lower Red LionGrade II
- 146 m1-7, Welclose StreetGrade II
- 150 m3-5, Romeland HillGrade II
Checked on 6 October 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
Decision outlook
Day 52 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides full applications by day 121.
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
- 323380PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 15163784
- Comments by
- 12 Nov 2026
- Site or press notice
- 1 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
41 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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