St Peters Cottage St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3EN Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1248 - LBB Under Consideration

Proposal

Listed building Consent - Installation of internal secondary glazing to 7 windows on the ground and first floor of the front elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Sept 2026 and 5 Oct 2026, from St Albans's recent extensions. The consultation period closed on 15 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 2

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 ↗
Also on the record
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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
LBB
Postcode
AL1 3EN
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
St Peters
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 61 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides extensions by day 72.

Day 6111 days to the predicted decision (day 72)
33%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
419decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
322498PLN
Planning Portal ref
15010972
Comments by
15 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
7 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