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145A Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Ta

Awaiting decision St Albans 5/2026/1596 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 from Class E use to a mixed use Class E and hot food takeaway (Sui Generis)

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1596

Application record

Reference
5/2026/1596
Type
Change of Use
Status
Under Consultation
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
St Peters
Parish
Central St Albans
Postcode
AL1 3TA

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.

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 5/2026/1104 Withdrawn

    145A Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Ta

    Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Ground floor we use as pizza restaurant and takeaway. We would like from you to confirm planning use for 145a Victoria Street as a Class E and Sui Generis

    Decided 21 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 6 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 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.

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.

About full applications

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Nearby applications

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  • 149 Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Ta

    5/2024/2168 Submitted 11 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Change of use to a hot food takeaway (sui generis); installation of kitchen extract fan at rear elevation

    Granted Full applications 41 docs
  • 145A Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Ta

    5/2026/1104 Submitted 3 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Ground floor we use as pizza restaurant and takeaway. We would like from you to confirm planning use for 145a Victoria Street as a Class E and Sui Generis

    Withdrawn 5 docs
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    5/2017/2579 Submitted 10 Sep 2017 50 yards away

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    Granted Full applications 11 docs
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  • 23 Beaconsfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Rd

    TP/2021/0034 Submitted 25 Jan 2021 100 yards away

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  • 5/2026/1520 Awaiting decision

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