Land Rear Of Shottfield Close Sandridge Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

5/2025/1556 - Major Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 30 September 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.

Proposal

Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except means of access from Shottfield Close) for residential development (Use Class C3) with associated landscaping, parking and ancillary works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 10 Nov 2026, 19:00

Application progress

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Received

19 Aug 2025

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Validated

16 Sept 2025

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Committee

30 Sept 2026

Decision notice

Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 11 Nov 2026; it is now day 421.

Planning committee

Decided by St Albans Development Management Committee on 30 Sept 2026. Earlier deferred on 3 Aug 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved by 5 votes to 1

For5

Against1

Abstained3

Officers advised approval because the proposal’s benefits, including housing and Golden Rules compliance, outweighed its identified harm.
Residents and organisations raised objections about the Green Belt, traffic, infrastructure, sustainability, landscape and ecology.
The committee voted five to one, with three abstentions, and granted outline permission subject to a legal agreement and conditions.

Read how the committee decided The proposed homes, site history, officer assessment, objections, consultation responses, committee vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of St Albans's committee minutes of 30 Sept 2026.

Documents 252

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF 520251556SSM 16.09.2025 Officer committee report · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 37

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Statement of Community Involvement · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultation response - Community Services · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

PDF 1556 Summary of Consultations · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF RE: 5/2025/1556 - Shottfield Close Consultation response - Landscape · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗

PDF updated conditions- Shottfield Close (planning ref. 5/2025/1556) Consultation response - LLFA · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Response_5-2025-1556 Consultation response - HCC Property · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Shottfield Close (planning ref. 5/2025/1556) Consultation response - LLFA · 26 May 2026 View ↗

PDF Name hidden Show Consultation response - Landscape · 21 May 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 20 May 2026 View ↗

PDF Re: 5/2025/1556 - Shottfield Close, Sandridge Consultation response - Archaeology · 6 May 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

PDF 1556 Summary of Consultations · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗

PDF Shottfield Close (planning ref. 5/2025/1556) Consultation response - LLFA · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 3 Feb 2026 View ↗

PDF Archaeology response: 5/2025/1556 - Shottfield Close, Sandridge Consultation response - Archaeology · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Archaeology response: 5/2025/1556 - Shottfield Close, Sandridge Consultation response - Archaeology · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF FW: 5.2025.1556 Shottfield.docx Consultation response - Design/Conservation · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 5/2025/1556 at Land Rear Of Shottfield Close Consultation response - Design/Conservation · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF initial design comments Consultation response - Design/Conservation · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF FW: 5/2025/1556 - Landscape comments Consultation response - Landscape · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 1556 Highways response Consultation response - Highways · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF FW: Response To Application Number 5/2025/1556 at Land Rear Of Shottfield Close Sandridge Hertfordsh Consultation response - Highways · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 12 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Hertfordshire Constabulary Consultation response - external · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Hertfordshire Constabulary Consultation response - external · 9 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 1556 Summary of Consultations · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Response_5-2025-1556 Consultation response - HCC Property · 12 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF FW: Response To Application Number 5/2025/1556 at Land Rear Of Shottfield Close Sandridge Hertfordsh Consultation response - Highways · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗

PDF FW: Reconsultation - 5/2025/1556 at Land Rear Of Shottfield Close Consultation response - internal · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 1556 Summary of Consultations · 25 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Name hidden Show Consultation response - Spatial Planning · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF RE: 5/2025/1556 - Shottfield Close, Sandridge Consultation response - Environment Agency · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Land to rear of Shottfield Close 5 2025 1556 Consultation response - Environmental Compliance · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF FW: Land to rear of Shottfield Close 5 2025 1556 Consultation response - internal · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF FW: Sandridge Parish Council comments planning application 5/2025/1556 Parish/Town Council Response · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board Consultation response - external · 24 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FW: Planning application Ref: 5/2025/1556 at Land Rear Of Shottfield Close Sandridge Hertfordshire Consultation response - external · 24 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FW: Response To Application Number 5/2025/1556 at Land Rear Of Shottfield Close Sandridge Hertfordsh Consultation response - Highways · 24 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FW: Response To Application Number 5/2025/1556 at Land Rear Of Shottfield Close Sandridge Hertfordsh Consultation response - Highways · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Green Spaces Officer Consultation response - internal · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Water Officer, Fire & Rescue Consultation response - external · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Thames Water Consultation response - Utility · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF affinity water Consultation response - external · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Affinity Water Consultation response - Utility · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Access Project Officer ,Countryside & Rights of Way Consultation response - external · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF 1556 Summary of Consultations · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF RE: FAO Contaminated Land Officer - Planning application Ref: 5/2025/1556 at Land Rear Of Shottfie Consultation response - Environmental Compliance · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 24 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 22 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 19 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third party comment · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗

Site constraints 5

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

Read the government guidance ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Sandridge built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 5 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.

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Important details

Council: St Albans
Application type: Major
Received: 19 Aug 2025
Validated: 16 Sept 2025
Ward: Sandridge And Wheathampstead
Parish: Sandridge
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 31 Jul 2026
Agent: HGH Consulting

Decision outlook

Day 421, past the statutory target. 35% of full applications in St Albans are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Nov 2026.

target

predicted

Day 421365 days past the 56-day target

9%decided within 8 weeks

74%approved

68decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by St Albans in the last twelve months, from validation. St Albans decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

68 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: 5/25/1556
Committee: 30 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 14 Dec 2025
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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63 Langley Grove Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Ds

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Sandridge School Woodcock Hill Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Eb

New modular unit with two classrooms, canopy and stairs with a ramp

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St Albans

Planning Authority Score

1.1/10

Poor

#290 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

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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

Land Rear Of Shottfield Close Sandridge Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 252

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 37

Plans & drawings 2

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 190

Other documents 20

Site constraints 5

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Important details

Decision outlook

Public comments

Consultation & key dates

Nearby activity