Land At Corner Of Luton Road And Thrales End Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/2018/NAC Pending Consideration

Proposal

Prior Approval of change of use from agricultural building to flexible commercial use: Leisure facility to include two padel courts, private gym and golf simulator. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 10 Nov 2026, 16:22

Application progress

✓

Received

4 Nov 2026

✓

Validated

5 Nov 2026

Decision

Expected by 31 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Dec 2026 and 14 Jan 2027, from St Albans's recent changes of use.

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Green belt 7 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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.

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Important details

Council: St Albans
Received: 4 Nov 2026
Validated: 5 Nov 2026

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides changes of use by day 55.

prediction

Day 650 days to the 56-day target

53%decided within 8 weeks

69%approved

33decided in the last year

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

St Albans

Planning Authority Score

1.1/10

Poor

#290 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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