5 French Row St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 5DU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Listed Building consent - External alterations, repainting existing timber shopfront, hand-painted fascia lettering "Dolce Vita" on the existing fascia board Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Nov 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Other documents 1
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 7
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- 2 m9, French RowGrade II
- 12 m3, Market PlaceGrade II
- 13 mThe Fleur De Lis Public HouseGrade II
- 14 m1, Market PlaceGrade II
- 20 mClock TowerGrade I
- 21 m11 Market PlaceGrade II
- 25 m13 Market PlaceGrade II
- 30 mThe Old BootGrade II
- 34 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside the Boot Public HouseGrade II
- 35 m2, Market PlaceGrade II
- 39 m16 and 18, High StreetGrade II
- 44 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 51 m17, High StreetGrade II
- 51 m15, High StreetGrade II
- 52 mWaxhouse GateGrade II
- 55 mWellington Public HouseGrade II
- 56 mThe Tudor TavernGrade II*
- 64 m33, High StreetGrade II
- 65 m21 and 21a, Market PlaceGrade II
- 69 m26, Market PlaceGrade II
- 70 m1, George StreetGrade II
- 70 m3 and 3a, High StreetGrade II
- 73 m26, 26a and 26b, George StreetGrade II
- 74 mThe Kings HeadGrade II
- 75 m2, George StreetGrade II
- 78 m3, 4 and 4a, George StreetGrade II
- 81 m30 and 32, Market PlaceGrade II
- 83 m14, Chequer StreetGrade II
- 87 m5, George StreetGrade II
- 88 mPremises Occupied by Uptons LtdGrade II
- 89 m25, George StreetGrade II
- 90 mThe Hertfordshire AdvertiserGrade II
- 90 m2 AND 4, UPPER DAGNALL STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 90 mThe old Moot HouseGrade II
- 91 m6, George StreetGrade II
- 95 m23, George StreetGrade II
- 95 m27, Market PlaceGrade II
- 96 m24, George StreetGrade II
- 97 mThe Old King's ArmsGrade II
- 98 mWalls Surrounding Garden of Number 3 and 3a and Known As the VintryGrade II
- 103 mTown Hall ChambersGrade II
- 105 m18, Upper Dagnall StreetGrade II
- 105 mCourt House (Town Hall)Grade II*
- 110 m3-11, Lower Dagnall StreetGrade II
- 111 m1, Holywell HillGrade II
- 116 m22, George StreetGrade II
- 120 m3, Holywell HillGrade II
- 121 m14-16, Holywell HillGrade II
- 123 m11, George StreetGrade II
- 124 m20a and 21, George StreetGrade II
- 125 m5, Holywell HillGrade II
- 129 m12, George StreetGrade II
- 131 mFormer Unitarian ChapelGrade II
- 133 m1 and 3 St Peters StreetGrade II
- 134 m7 and 9, Holywell HillGrade II
- 136 m18-20, George StreetGrade II
- 139 mThe Brown Owl RestaurantGrade II
- 139 mAbbey Church of St AlbanGrade I
- 141 mThe Abbey National Boys' SchoolGrade II
- 142 m11, Holywell HillGrade II
- 144 mWell and adjacent posts on side of The Vintry garden to Numbers 3 and 3A, High StreetGrade II
- 146 m14 and 15, George StreetGrade II
- 146 mCongregational ChapelGrade II
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 December 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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Important details
- Council
- St Albans
- Application type
- Listed Building
- Postcode
- AL3 5DU
- Received
- 4 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- St Peters
- Parish
- Unparished Area
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Listed Building Consent Granted
- Decision date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 65 days from validation, about the council's usual 65 days. Approved, as 95% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 318678PLN
- Planning Portal ref
- 14539715
- Comments by
- 23 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 29 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
30 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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