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Townsend C Of E School Sparrowswick Ride St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Dr

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1582 (Minor) All Other Developments

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

Proposal

Four-court sports hall, including two changing rooms, two classrooms, fitness suite and meeting rooms

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1582

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1582
Type
(Minor) All Other Developments
Status
Under Consultation
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Redbourn
Parish
St Michael
Postcode
AL3 6DR

Comment by 26 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. 26 Aug 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 8 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 December 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

21 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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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

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