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2 Lyon Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Lb

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1520 Change of Use

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

Proposal

Change of use to Class E (d) for an indoor golf venue with associated external works

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1520

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1520
Type
Change of Use
Status
Under Consultation
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Hill End
Postcode
AL4 0LB

Comment by 12 November 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 October 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

10 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 decided full applications in a median of 295 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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