5 Spencer Street & Rear Boundaries Of 25-37 Market Place St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Eh

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

• 5/2025/1756 Awaiting decision

  5 Spencer Street & Rear Boundaries Of 25-37 Market Place St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Eh

  Additional & Amended Information - Demolition of the existing vacant commercial building (use class E) and the redevelopment of the site to provide a residential development (use class C3) comprising 47 apartments as well as cycle parking, refuse storage

  Submitted 24 Sep 2025 Full applications

1. 24 Sep 2025

   Received by St Albans

2. 17 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 27 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Under Consideration

   Previously Under Consultation.

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 12 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   St Albans took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with St Albans for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year St Albans decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 92 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Roman House 49 Spencer Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Eh

  5/2016/3446 Submitted 18 Nov 2016 50 yards away

  Conversion of existing dwelling house into two dwelling houses, addition of rooflights to existing roof and steps with retaining wall in rear garden

  Granted Loft or dormer 12 docs
  Several homes

• 41 Spencer Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Eh

  5/2017/2636 Submitted 18 Sep 2017 50 yards away

  Alteration of openings to rear elevation

  Granted Householder 9 docs
  Domestic

• 31 Spencer Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Eh

  5/2017/3132 Submitted 3 Nov 2017 50 yards away

  Change of use from Class B1 (office) to Class C3 (residential) to create one, two bedroom flat

  Granted Full applications 17 docs

• 31 Spencer Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Eh

  5/2016/3527 Submitted 25 Nov 2016 50 yards away

  Change of use from B1 (office) to C3 (residential) to create one, two bedroom flat

  Decided

• 5 Spencer Street & Rear Boundaries Of 25-37 Market Place St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Eh

  5/2025/1756 Submitted 24 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~16 Jan

  Additional & Amended Information - Demolition of the existing vacant commercial building (use class E) and the redevelopment of the site to provide a residential development (use class C3) comprising 47 apartments as well as cycle parking, refuse storage

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Demolition 202 docs
  Major scheme

• 56A Spencer Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Eg

  5/2025/1057 Submitted 29 May 2025 50 yards away

  Reduction in size of annexe and alterations to openings

  Granted Householder 24 docs
  Domestic

• 5/2026/1187 Granted

  1 Church End Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Dl

  Listed Building Consent - Retention of the existing loft conversion

  Received 19 Jun, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 5/2026/1630 Awaiting decision

  Bury Farm Cottage 53 Ash Grove Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Df

  Listed Building consent - Repair and upgrade thermal performance of roof to main cottage building

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 5/2026/1608 Awaiting decision

  46 Church End Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Du

  Listed Building consent Retention of replaced three white timber framed windows and one black timber door with white UPVC double glazed timber effect windows and UPVC composite pebble grey door with vertical timber effect panels (amended description)

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 5/2026/1584 Awaiting decision

  Prae Wood Farm Barn Hemel Hempstead Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 6Aa

  Listed Building consent - re-roof existing building including provision of additional insulation

  Received 26 Aug, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 5/2026/1589 Awaiting decision

  The Three Horseshoes East Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Aw

  Listed Building consent - Partial demolition, extension and alteration of existing dwelling, and demolition of existing garage and erection of new annex on its footprint

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings