Planning application
Abbey Gate House 4 Abbey Mill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hd
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Listed Building consent - Installation of solar panels to 2no areas of roof
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1548
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1548
- Type
- Listed Buildings Applications
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Verulam
- Postcode
- AL3 4HD
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.
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 5 applications since 2026: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/0793 Granted
Abbey Gate House 4 Abbey Mill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hd
Discharge of Condition 3 (additional details) of Listed Building consent 5/2026/0183 dated 19/03/2026 for Listed building Consent - Installation of solar panels to 2no. areas of roof at Abbey Gate House
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5/2026/0605 Granted
Abbey Gate House 4 Abbey Mill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hd
Listed Building consent - Proposal to install 1no. electric vehicle charging point in the car parking area of Abbey Gate House
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5/2026/0183 Granted
Abbey Gate House 4 Abbey Mill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hd
Listed building Consent - Installation of solar panels to 2no. areas of roof at Abbey Gate House
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TP/2026/0044 Granted
Abbey Gate House 4 Abbey Mill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hd
Conservation Area Protected Trees - Tag number 9193 - Horse Chestnut - Impacting dwelling. Side reduce lower crown away from dwelling by 2.1m to suitable parent branches to provide 2m clearance from side elevation. Tag Number 51 - Plum - Multi-stemmed wit
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by St Albans
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18 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 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
14 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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Abbey Gate House 4 Abbey Mill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hd
Listed building Consent - Installation of solar panels to 2no. areas of roof at Abbey Gate House
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 16 docs -
Abbey Gate House 4 Abbey Mill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hd
Conservation Area Protected Trees - Tag number 9193 - Horse Chestnut - Impacting dwelling. Side reduce lower crown away from dwelling by 2.1m to suitable parent branches to provide 2m clearance from side elevation. Tag Number 51 - Plum - Multi-stemmed wit
Granted Trees 4 docsDomestic -
Abbey Gate House 4 Abbey Mill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hd
Listed Building consent - Proposal to install 1no. electric vehicle charging point in the car parking area of Abbey Gate House
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 15 docs -
Abbey Gate House 4 Abbey Mill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hd
Discharge of Condition 3 (additional details) of Listed Building consent 5/2026/0183 dated 19/03/2026 for Listed building Consent - Installation of solar panels to 2no. areas of roof at Abbey Gate House
Granted Conditions 7 docs -
St Albans School Abbey Gateway St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hb
Various works including fell - see attached report
Granted Trees 4 docs -
St Albans School Abbey Gateway St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hb
Variation of Condition 10 (approved plans) to allow minor material amendments to alter rear openings and add three rooflights to planning permission 5/2014/1634 dated 25/11/2014 for Extensions and alterations to existing building to modernise performing a
Granted Extension Loft or dormer 12 docs
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