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Studio Rear Of 32-34 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bz

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/0126 Listed Buildings Applications

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Proposal

Listed Building consent - Construction of new opening in the historic garden wall and new opening in the west elevation of the building, installation of external ramp with low retaining walls and handrails, new internal ramp and associated landscape works

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0126

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0126
Type
Listed Buildings Applications
Status
Under Consideration
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Verulam
Parish
Central St Albans
Postcode
AL1 1BZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 5/2026/0125 Awaiting decision

    Studio Rear Of 32-34 Holywell Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Bz

    Construction of new opening in the historic garden wall and new opening in the west elevation of the building, installation of external ramp with low retaining walls and handrails, new internal ramp and associated landscape works. Re-hanging of the existi

    Submitted 26 Jan 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

46 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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.

About heritage and listed building applications

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.

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