8 College Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4PN Data via plota.co.uk

5/2025/1684 - W Withdrawn

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Installation of a garden room in the rear garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Sept 2025
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Validated
10 Oct 2025
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Withdrawn
1 Dec 2025

Withdrawn on 1 Dec 2025 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

St Albans - Verulam Road 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Verulam and Fishpool Street. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
27 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1-7, College Street, Grade II, 18 m away · 27 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument 232 m away: St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings; Inside the St Albans built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

Sales history 5

Last sold for £1,090,000 in May 2023. Detached house, freehold.

30 May 2023£1,090,000
28 October 2016£700,000
6 December 2006£399,950
12 October 1999£275,000
28 May 1998£149,950

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area109 m² (1,173 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2022, 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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Other new applications on this street

2 Sept 2026Approved

9 College Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4PW

1) Mulberry tree rear garden. Take back to previous prune points reducing canopy...

TP/2026/0419

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29 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4RU

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
W
Postcode
AL3 4PN
Received
12 Sept 2025
Validated
10 Oct 2025
Ward
Verulam
Parish
CENTRAL
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Oct 2025
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
1 Dec 2025
Applicant
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Agent
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
317195PLN
Planning Portal ref
14326756
Comments by
31 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
4 Dec 2025

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Installation of a garden room in the rear garden
5/2025/1767
2025 Approved
Installation of a garden room in the rear garden
5/2025/1767
2019 Approved
Part two storey, part single storey rear extension, extension to existing basement, raise…
5/2019/0112
2018 Approved
Part two storey, part single storey rear extension, extension to existing basement, raise…
5/2018/2151
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Ash Villa 1 Sydney Place Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dj
robinia to reduce by 30%
TP/2025/0642
2025 Approved
Ash Villa 1 Sydney Place Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dj
robinia to reduce by 30%
TP/2025/0642
2025 Approved
Knights Orchard Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dj
Tree(s) Identification: Plum and Lilac Trees (as annotated in the attachments) Proposed W…
TP/2025/0626
2025 Approved
Knights Orchard Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dj
Tree Identification: Ash Tree located at Knights Orchard, Verulam Road, St. Albans AL3 4D…
TP/2025/0625
2025 Approved
Knights Orchard Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dj
Tree(s) Identification: Plum and Lilac Trees (as annotated in the attachments) Proposed W…
TP/2025/0626
2025 Approved
Knights Orchard Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dj
Tree Identification: Ash Tree located at Knights Orchard, Verulam Road, St. Albans AL3 4D…
TP/2025/0625
2024 Approved
21 Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dg
Construction of additional storey, extension to lower ground floor, rear terrace and alte…
5/2024/2288
2025 Approved
1 Knights Orchard Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dj
Installation of an air source heat pump
5/2025/0800
2025 Approved
1 Knights Orchard Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dj
Installation of an air source heat pump
5/2025/0800
2025 Approved
69 Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dj
Large Norway Spruce to remove
TP/2025/0454
2025 Approved
69 Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dj
Large Norway Spruce to remove
TP/2025/0454
2025
Flat 2 Gaulter House 2B Lower Dagnall Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Pa
Listed building Consent - To fit replacement sash windows like for like in hardwood doubl…
5/2025/1668
2025
Flat 2 Gaulter House 2B Lower Dagnall Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Pa
Listed building Consent - To fit replacement sash windows like for like in hardwood doubl…
5/2025/1668
2025 Approved
Elm Villa 2 Sydney Place Verulam Road St Albans Al3 4Dj
Crown raise an overhanging Cypress tree to 10-15 feet. Only the quarter portion overhangi…
TP/2025/0248
2025 Approved
Elm Villa 2 Sydney Place Verulam Road St Albans Al3 4Dj
Crown raise an overhanging Cypress tree to 10-15 feet. Only the quarter portion overhangi…
TP/2025/0248
2025 Approved
23B Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dg
Retention of reduction in height and weight of the rear chimneystack
5/2025/0322
2025 Approved
23B Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dg
Listed Building consent - Retention of reduction in height and weight of the rear chimney…
5/2025/0545
2025 Approved
23B Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dg
Retention of reduction in height and weight of the rear chimneystack
5/2025/0322
2025 Approved
23B Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dg
Listed Building consent - Retention of reduction in height and weight of the rear chimney…
5/2025/0545
2025 Approved
21 College Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Pw
Installation of electric vehicle charge point to side of front steps. Replacement of rear…
5/2025/0590
2020 Approved
23 College Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Pw
Listed Building consent - Replacement floor finish and units to basement kitchen
5/2020/0911
2020 Approved
The Brickyard 43-45 Verulam Road St Albans Al3 4Dg
Felling and removal of the elderly False Acacia (Robiinia) at the front of the property…
TP/2020/0254
2020 Approved
The Brickyard 43-45 Verulam Road St Albans Al3 4Dg
Felling and removal of the elderly False Acacia (Robiinia) at the front of the property…
TP/2020/0254
2020 Approved
4 College Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Pn
Single storey rear extension with rooflights following removal of existing decking, loft…
5/2020/0864
2020 Approved
4 College Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Pn
Single storey rear extension with rooflights following removal of existing decking, loft…
5/2020/0864
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.