9 Portland Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4RA Data via plota.co.uk

26/1857/CON - Discharge of Condition Pending Consideration

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 4 (Written Scheme of Archaeological Work) of planning permission 5/2025/1987 dated 04/06/2026 for Two storey rear extension partially over existing ground floor extension and new pitched roof over ground floor Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
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Validated
23 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 18 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 17 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 5

St Albans - Verulam Road 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 ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 157 and 159, Verulam Road, Grade II, 19 m away · 11 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 11 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 St Albans built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 28 October 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
Discharge of Condition
Postcode
AL3 4RA
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Verulam
Parish
Unparished Area
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15296034
Planning Portal ref
PP-15296034
Consultation
27 Oct 2026
Comments by
17 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Dec 2026
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