51 Mount Drive Park Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 2NP Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1384 - PPOR Under Consultation
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Application progress

Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Oct 2026, from recent full applications across the UK. Comments are open until 26 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Park Street and Frogmore built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
AL2 2NP
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Park Street
Parish
ST STEPHEN
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 56.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
54,582decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in St Albans to go on. St Albans decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
322905PLN
Planning Portal ref
15093686
Comments by
26 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
3 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