10 Albert Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 1RU Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1571 - PPOR Pending Consideration

Proposal

Alterations to front entrance; rear extension at lower and upper ground floor level; rear dormer roof extension; pitched roof windows to front roof slope; excavation of lower ground floor level to increase internal height. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Validated
25 Aug 2026
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Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 19 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Oct 2026 and 23 Nov 2026, from St Albans's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 6

St Albans - Holywell Hill / Sopwell Lane 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
Sopwell Lane and Albert Street. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
20 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 53 and 55, Sopwell Lane, Grade II, about 28 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 18 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument about 201 m away: St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings; Inside the St Albans built-up area.
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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £685,000 in March 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

19 March 2026£685,000
30 September 2024£650,000
20 July 1995£120,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area89 m² (958 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2024, 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
PPOR
Postcode
AL1 1RU
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
St Peters
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 64 of the 56-day target. St Albans usually decides extensions by day 77.

Day 6413 days to the predicted decision (day 77)
30%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
717decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
323450PLN
Planning Portal ref
15167406
Neighbours
11 Sept 2026
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.