9 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4QD
Pending
5/2026/1048 - PPOR
Description
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Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
With conditions
1 Tankerfield Place Romeland Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hh
T1. Beech - Growing from the neighbour's garden, 9A Queen Street. Prune back the branches…
2025
With conditions
1 Tankerfield Place Romeland Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hh
T1. Beech - Growing from the neighbour's garden, 9A Queen Street. Prune back the branches…
2025
With conditions
17A Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Arizona Cypress - 30% reduction in height and deadwood removal to lower risk of snapping…
2025
With conditions
17A Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Arizona Cypress - 30% reduction in height and deadwood removal to lower risk of snapping…
2025
Refused
11 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Replacement front door and downstairs and upstairs windows at the front of the house
2025
Refused
11 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Replacement front door and downstairs and upstairs windows at the front of the house
2025
Approved
19 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Removal of T6 (on plan) Leyland Cyprus in the bottom left hand corner of our garden. The…
2025
Approved
19 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Removal of T6 (on plan) Leyland Cyprus in the bottom left hand corner of our garden. The…
2025
With conditions
31 Lower Dagnall Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Px
Retrospective replacement of four pairs of window sashes on the first floor and non-retro…
2025
With conditions
31 Lower Dagnall Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Px
Retrospective replacement of four pairs of window sashes on the first floor and non-retro…
2025
Refused
11 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Replacement front door and front ground and first floor windows and change of colour as i…
2025
Refused
11 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Listed Building consent -Replacement front door and front ground and first floor windows…
2025
Refused
11 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Replacement front door and front ground and first floor windows and change of colour as i…
2025
Refused
11 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Listed Building consent -Replacement front door and front ground and first floor windows…
2025
Approved
18 Tankerfield Place Romeland Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hh
T1-Yew-Crown reduce back to previous pruning points approx. 1-2 metres.
2025
Approved
18 Tankerfield Place Romeland Hill St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Hh
T1-Yew-Crown reduce back to previous pruning points approx. 1-2 metres.
2025
Approved
14 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qb
T1-Figg tree- Crown reduce by 1-2 metres to maintain size and shape for area.
2025
Approved
14 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qb
T1-Figg tree- Crown reduce by 1-2 metres to maintain size and shape for area.
2024
Approved
28 Fishpool Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Rt
1 x Magnolia grandiflora to reduce height by 1.5m, reduce width in order to maintain pyra…
2024
Approved
35 Lower Dagnall Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Px
Robinia - remove, replace with Amelanchier lamarckii standard (clear stem)
2020
With conditions
33 Lower Dagnall Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Px
New railings on front boundary, addition of render to front and rear elevations, repainti…
2020
With conditions
33 Lower Dagnall Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Px
New railings on front boundary, addition of render to front and rear elevations, repainti…
2019
With conditions
31 Lower Dagnall Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Px
Single storey rear extension with rooflights following demolition of rear lean-to structu…
2019
Refused
17 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Listed Building consent - Single storey and first floor infill rear extensions, new natur…
2019
Refused
17 Welclose Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Qd
Single storey and first floor infill rear extensions, new natural stone patio in the rear…
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#287 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #282 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 61% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).
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St Albans decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #195 of 292
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #223 of 292
32%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #282 of 292
61%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #270 of 292
71%
Minor dwellings approved
127 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
22 decided
1,375
Total decisions
195 refused in 2025