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56 Albert Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Ru

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1305 (Minor) Dwellings

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Conversion and alterations of existing commercial unit to create 2x self-contained dwellings

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1305

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1305
Type
(Minor) Dwellings
Status
Under Consideration
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
St Peters
Parish
Central St Albans
Postcode
AL1 1RU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jul 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 3 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 23 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 September 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

18 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's median decision took 76 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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.

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