Unit 1 St Albans Retail Park Griffiths Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Rj

1. 18 Dec 2025

   Received by St Albans

2. 11 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 31 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 8 April 2026, 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's median decision took 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on St Albans's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

• Homebase St Albans Retail Park Griffiths Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Rj

  5/2016/3108 Submitted 13 Oct 2016 50 yards away

  Installation of freestanding weather protection canopy over part of garden centre area

  Granted 16 docs

• Unit 6 St Albans Retail Park Griffiths Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Rj

  5/2026/1258 Submitted 30 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~9 Sep

  Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 5/2010/0399 dated 13/05/2010 for Change of use from Class A1 (retail) to A3 (restaurant) and alterations to openings, to change the opening hours

  Awaiting decision Full applications 10 docs

• St Albans Retail Park Griffiths Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Rj

  5/2025/2306 Submitted 18 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~22 Apr

  Variation of Condition 20 (non-food retail only) to allow Unit 1 to be used for the sale of food and drink of planning permission 5/1991/0986 dated 23/07/1991 for Six non-food retail units with associated car parking rear service facilities and landscapin

  Awaiting decision Full applications 22 docs
  Major scheme

• St Albans Gasholder Station Graham Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qx

  5/2017/2591 Submitted 13 Sep 2017 150 yards away

  Application to revoke Hazardous Substance consent 5/2002/0124

  Granted Other 10 docs

• 27 Doggetts Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Nf

  5/2026/1535 Submitted 13 Aug 2026 150 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~9 Oct

  Single storey rear extension and installation of external wall insulation

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 27 Doggetts Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Nf

  5/2026/1532 Submitted 12 Aug 2026 150 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Construction of a rear dormer roof extension

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 9 docs