Townsend C Of E School Sparrowswick Ride St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 6DR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
4-court sports hall, including 2x changing rooms, 2x classrooms, fitness suite and meeting rooms Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Oct 2026 and 30 Oct 2026, from St Albans's recent commercial premises.
Site constraints 4
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 44 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides commercial premises by day 55.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 323518PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 15087080
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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.
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