1A Clarence Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 4NF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
AMENDED DESCRIPTION - Change of use of land to provide new storage area and construction of new storage area Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Feb 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by St Albans Development Management Committee on 2 Feb 2026.
Approved by 9 votes to 0
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the smaller structure would preserve the conservation area and green space, while keeping bins off the street.
- Residents raised concerns about the conservation area, green space, planting, bin storage, application figures and conditions; one representation supported the proposal.
- The committee unanimously granted conditional permission, with nine votes for, none against and none abstaining.
Source: Plota analysis of St Albans's committee minutes of 2 Feb 2026.
Site constraints 3
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2023, 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 139 days from validation, 21 days slower than St Albans's median of 118 for full applications. Approved, as 74% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 317257PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14295003
- Comments by
- 8 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Oct 2025
- Committee
- 2 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Nov 2025
Historical activity at this location
20 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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.
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