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PAV/2026/0016 - PAV Under Consideration

Proposal

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 3 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent commercial premises.

Site constraints 6

St Albans - The Commercial Centre 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 25 m away: The Clock Tower
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
67 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Fleur De Lis Public House, Grade II, about 10 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 63 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.
Show all 67 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the St Albans built-up area; Air quality management area about 88 m away: St Albans AQMA No. 1.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 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
PAV
Postcode
AL3 4EL
Received
8 Sept 2026
Ward
St Peters

Decision outlook

Day 65, past the statutory target. 78% of commercial premises in St Albans are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 8 Dec 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Nov 2026.

Day 659 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
71decided in the last year

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
323720PLN
Env. assessment
No
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