Planning application
Community Centre 59 Russet Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Db
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of a padel tennis facility comprising 2 courts with canopy and floodlighting
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0858
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0858
- Type
- (Minor) All Other Developments
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Hill End
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Postcode
- AL4 0DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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22 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Jul 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 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
25 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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