Planning application
145A Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Ta
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.
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5/2026/1104 Withdrawn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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2026
Received by St Albans
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6 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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149 Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Ta
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
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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