Planning application
23 Mount Pleasant St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qu
Works: New dwelling Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a new dwelling with associated works and new vehicular access
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0818
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0818
- Type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Verulam
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Postcode
- AL3 4QU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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4 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
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4 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 July 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
26 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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