Planning application
116 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Rx
Works: Loft or dormer Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Listed building Consent - Loft conversion to habitable accommodation with rear rooflights and construction of outbuilding to rear of garden following demolition of existing summerhouse
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1356
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1356
- Type
- Listed Buildings Applications
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Verulam
- Postcode
- AL3 4RX
Comment by 19 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026.
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5/2026/1425 Awaiting decision
116 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Rx
Listed Building consent - Retention of front door
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5/2026/1342 Awaiting decision
116 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Rx
Loft conversion to habitable accommodation with rear rooflights and construction of outbuilding to rear of garden following demolition of existing summerhouse
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by St Albans
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14 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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23 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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11 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 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
19 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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 decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 92 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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82 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Rx
75% historically approved · decision due ~23 Oct
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Deconstruction of existing brick front garden wall, cleaning and retention of existing bricks, and re-building of the wall on a like-for-like basis
Awaiting decision Lawful development 9 docs -
116 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Rx
95% historically approved · decision due ~3 Dec
Listed Building consent - Retention of front door
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 16 docs -
116 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Rx
89% historically approved · decision due ~8 Sep
Loft conversion to habitable accommodation with rear rooflights and construction of outbuilding to rear of garden following demolition of existing summerhouse
Awaiting decision Householder Loft or dormer Demolition 17 docsSmall domestic -
52 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Rx
WC compartment within an existing utility room, the erection of a rear elevation frameless glazed conservatory and boundary wall alterations
Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing 19 docsSmall domestic -
27 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ru
Pollard rear garden Sycamore tree (T1) down to 10 foot. The tree is blocking out light to 3 small gardens and drops branches. The tree will be trained into a smaller crown.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
61 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ru
89% historically approved · decision due ~28 Oct
Installation of solar panels onto flat roof at rear of property. They will be installed flat to the roof and not visible from either the front or rear of the bulding
Awaiting decision Householder 16 docsDomestic
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5/2026/1608 Awaiting decision
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5/2026/1584 Awaiting decision
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5/2026/1589 Awaiting decision
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