St Albans City And District Council Offices Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3JE Data via plota.co.uk

PAV/2026/0007 - PAV Under Consideration

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
Decision
Target date was 26 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 181.

Documents

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Site constraints 5

St Albans - Hatfield Road and the Office Core 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 28 and 30, St Peter's Street, Grade II, about 52 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 12 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 13 with distances
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 · No scheduled monument at the site

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
PAV
Postcode
AL1 3JE
Received
1 May 2026
Ward
St Peters

Decision outlook

Day 181, past the statutory target. 35% of full applications in St Albans are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 181125 days past the 56-day target
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
321480PLN
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Consultation only - Application by East West Railway Company Limited (the Applicant) for…
5/2025/0020
2025 Approved
Consultation only - Application by East West Railway Company Limited (the Applicant) for…
5/2025/0020
2024 Approved
Installation of two new air conditioning units to the exterior of the building
5/2024/1142
2020 Approved
Discharge of Conditions 4 (screening), 5 (perforated screening) and 6 (noise assessment)…
5/2020/1346
2020 Approved
Discharge of Conditions 4 (screening), 5 (perforated screening) and 6 (noise assessment)…
5/2020/1346
2019 Withdrawn
Installation of mechanical and plant and roof at first floor
5/2019/0842
2019 Withdrawn
Internal alterations
5/2019/0841
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
St Albans Police Station Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Al1 3Je
Advertisement Consent - Two non illuminated fascia signs and one window graphic
5/2025/2346
2025 Approved
St Albans Police Station Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Al1 3Je
Advertisement Consent - Two non illuminated fascia signs and one window graphic
5/2025/2346
2025 Approved
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed Building consent - Attach a Heritage Plaque, explaining the history of the buildin…
5/2025/0409
2025 Approved
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed Building consent - Attach a Heritage Plaque, explaining the history of the buildin…
5/2025/0409
2024 Approved
22-26 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lx
Advertisement Consent - Existing signage replaced with new externally illuminated fascia…
5/2024/1926
2023
1 Lockey House St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lp
Advertisement Consent - Display of replacement internally illuminated projecting sign and…
5/2023/2101
2023
1 Lockey House St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lp
Advertisement Consent - Display of replacement internally illuminated projecting sign and…
5/2023/2101
2023 Approved
22-26 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lx
Advertisement consent - Installation of internally applied window film to front glazing
5/2023/1110
2023 Approved
22-26 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lx
Advertisement consent - Installation of internally applied window film to front glazing
5/2023/1110
2023
16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed Building consent - Installation of blue plaque to exterior south wall
5/2023/1352
2023
16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed Building consent - Installation of blue plaque to exterior south wall
5/2023/1352
2023
34 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed Building consent - Internal alterations and change of use from office to residenti…
5/2023/1304
2023
34 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed Building consent - Internal alterations and change of use from office to residenti…
5/2023/1304
2023 Approved
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Advertisement Consent - Display of externally illuminated freestanding post mounted sign…
5/2023/0381
2023 Approved
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Advertisement Consent - Display of externally illuminated freestanding post mounted sign…
5/2023/0381
2023
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed building Consent - Display of externally illuminated freestanding post mounted sig…
5/2023/0382
2023
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed building Consent - Display of externally illuminated freestanding post mounted sig…
5/2023/0382
2022
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Servicing details to support approved works under planning permission 5/2021/2844 and lis…
5/2022/3018
2022
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Listed Building Consent - Part retention of servicing details to support approved works u…
5/2022/3039
2022
The Grange 16 St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Na
Servicing details to support approved works under planning permission 5/2021/2844 and lis…
5/2022/3018
2020 Approved
5 Lockey House St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lp
Advertisement consent - Display of non illuminated panel sign to canopy, vinyl signs to w…
5/2020/1931
2020 Approved
1 Lockey House St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lp
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) repositioning of pipework and ground floor louv…
5/2020/2128
2020 Approved
1 Lockey House St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lp
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) repositioning of pipework and ground floor louv…
5/2020/2128
2020 Approved
1 Lockey House St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lp
New rear door, addition of louvres to rear windows, new pipework and installation of air…
5/2020/0953
2020 Approved
1 Lockey House St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Lp
New rear door, addition of louvres to rear windows, new pipework and installation of air…
5/2020/0953
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings