Land To Rear Of 112 To 156B Harpenden Road St Albans Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1227 - CON Under Consideration

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 2 (badger method statement) of planning permission dated 11/11/2025 for Approval of Reserved Matters (appearance, landscaping, layout, scale) of outline planning permission dated 12/01/2022 for Residential de… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 12 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 30 Jul 2026.

Associated applications 9

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the St Albans built-up area; Green belt about 69 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
CON
Postcode
AL3 6DA
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Bernards Heath
Parish
CENTRAL
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 102 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides new homes by day 117.

Day 10215 days to the predicted decision (day 117)
23%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
322458PLN
Planning Portal ref
15041010
Comments by
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Aug 2026
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