21 Shirley Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Es

1. 6 May 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 28 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 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.

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.

• 2 Grimston Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ep

  5/2026/1759 Submitted 28 Sep 2026 150 yards away

  75% historically approved · decision due ~24 Nov

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Erection of a single-storey detached timber log cabin with a pent (mono-pitch) roof in the rear garden, for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse (domestic storage and hobby workshop). Footprint 9

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 1 Grimston Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ep

  TP/2021/0071 Submitted 17 Feb 2021 150 yards away

  T1 - Rear garden right-hand side ornamental Malus - Prune & reduce height by 1.5 metre. T2 - Rear garden left-hand side Magnolia - remove as overshadowed by Acer

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 20 Edward Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5En

  5/2026/0392 Submitted 2 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 22 Edward Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5En

  5/2021/1376 Submitted 9 May 2021 150 yards away

  Alterations to roof to facilitate loft conversion to habitable accommodation with rear dormer window and rooflights

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 16 docs
  Domestic

• 3 Victoria Square Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Tf

  5/2026/0304 Submitted 17 Feb 2026 200 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 1 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2025/0681 dated 22/05/2025 for Prior Approval - Change of use of the building from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 29 self-contained flats

  Refused Conditions New dwelling 5 docs

• 3 Victoria Square Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Tf

  5/2026/0752 Submitted 14 Apr 2026 200 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~7 Jul

  An upwards extension, including a continuation of the existing pitched roof form and the introduction of rooflights, to facilitate the creation of five additional self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3)

  Awaiting decision Extension Loft or dormer 59 docs