Planning application
Townsend Bowls And Tennis Club 8 Waverley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Pa
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed lighting to tennis court 8 consisting of 3 new columns and 4 LED luminaires to match existing lighting system on courts 3-7
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0460
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0460
- Type
- (Minor) All Other Developments
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Batchwood
- Postcode
- AL3 5PA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by St Albans
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25 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 May 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
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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's median decision took 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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