Flat 2 Gaulter House 2B Lower Dagnall Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4PA Data via plota.co.uk

5/2025/1668 - W Withdrawn

Proposal

Listed building Consent - To fit replacement sash windows like for like in hardwood double glazing, to ground floor of flat, one window at front and two windows to the rear of property. The current windows are old and broken and need to be replaced Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Sept 2025
✓
Validated
31 Oct 2025
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Withdrawn
5 Dec 2025

Withdrawn on 5 Dec 2025 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Verulam and Fishpool 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
59 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 3-11, Lower Dagnall Street, Grade II, 15 m away · 1 Grade II*, 58 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 153 m away: The Clock Tower
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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

Checked on 2 November 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £330,000 in November 2018. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

23 November 2018£330,000

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

Building

Floor area44 m² (474 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100)
PropertyFlat
Built2016
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.27 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2016, 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
W
Postcode
AL3 4PA
Received
9 Sept 2025
Validated
31 Oct 2025
Ward
Verulam
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Nov 2025
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
5 Dec 2025
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
317157PLN
Planning Portal ref
14310165
Comments by
29 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
6 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
25 Dec 2025
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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.

Freehold owner: 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.