St Germains Barn Adjacent To Grebe House St Michaels Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4SN Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/1315 - CON Under Consideration

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 3 (windows and doors), 4 (written scheme of archaeological work) and 5 (post-excavation project) of planning permission dated 23/12/2025 for Change of use and conversion of barn into a theatre space with associated alte… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 14 Aug 2026. The consultation period closed on 14 Aug 2026.

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions details submitted for 3, 4, 5

    • ConditionsDischarge of Conditions 3 (windows and doors), 4 (written scheme of archaeological work) and 5…This application5/2026/1315

Site constraints 4

Scheduled monument: Verulamium, site of
Scheduled monument consent is needed for any work to it, separate from planning permission.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
St Albans - Verulamium 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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
CON
Postcode
AL3 4SN
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Verulam
Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
322655PLN
Planning Portal ref
15047927
Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2026
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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