32-33 The Maltings St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3HL Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1388 - PPOR Under Consideration

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 4 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 1 Dec 2026, from St Albans's recent full applications.

The consultation period closed on 4 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Article 4 direction
St Albans City Core. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
22 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 19 and 21, Victoria Street, Grade II, about 60 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 21 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 22 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 175 m away: The Clock Tower; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the St Albans built-up area; Air quality management area about 76 m away: St Albans AQMA No. 1.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
PPOR
Postcode
AL1 3HL
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
St Peters
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 99 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides full applications by day 119.

Day 9920 days to the predicted decision (day 119)
10%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
63decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
322910PLN
Planning Portal ref
15094578
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 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

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.