The Overdraught Ph 86 Park Street Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 2JR Data via plota.co.uk

5/2025/1679 - LBB Under Consideration

Proposal

Listed building consent - Erection of illuminated and non-illuminated signs to the exterior of the building and redecoration of the exterior of the building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Sept 2025
✓
Validated
12 Sept 2025
Decision
Target date was 1 Nov 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 411.

The consultation period closed on 1 Nov 2025.

Site constraints 7

Park Street and Frogmore 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
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 3; Priority habitat about 3 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Park Street and Frogmore built-up area; Tree preservation order about 22 m away; Green belt about 70 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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

Council
St Albans
Application type
LBB
Postcode
AL2 2JR
Received
11 Sept 2025
Validated
12 Sept 2025
Ward
Park Street
Parish
ST STEPHEN
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 411, past the statutory target. 81% of listed building consent in St Albans are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Oct 2026.

Day 411355 days past the 56-day target
42%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
55decided in the last year

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
317189PLN
Planning Portal ref
14323866
Comments by
1 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
9 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2025
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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.