Planning application
2 Lyon Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Lb
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
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11 Aug 2026
Received by St Albans
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12 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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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 full applications in a median of 295 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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