St Albans City and Planning Objection: Deadline & Contact

St Albans City and planning department contact

St Albans City and District Council is a local planning authority in England. Its planning applications are published on Idox Public Access, at pa.stalbans.gov.uk.

St Albans City and planning objection deadline

In England the statutory minimum is 21 days from when a site notice is first displayed or a neighbour notice is served, 14 days from a newspaper or website notice, and 30 days where the application comes with an Environmental Statement. (Development Management Procedure (England) Order 2015, articles 15 and 33). That’s a minimum: St Albans City and can allow longer.

Getting the St Albans City and application details

Enter the reference from your notification letter and Planning Defender fetches the application and its key documents from St Albans City and’s planning website. It usually takes 1 to 2 minutes.

St Albans City and planning decisions in numbers

In the 12 months to June 2026, St Albans City and decided 1,415 planning applications and granted 86%.

Applications decided

1,415

Granted

86%

Householder applications granted

87%

Decided on time

90%

St Albans City and decided 980 householder applications (extensions and other changes to a single house) in the same period and granted 87%. Overall, 90% of applications were decided within the statutory time limit or an agreed extension.

How St Albans City and compares

St Albans City and granted 86% of applications, below the England figure of 87%. For householder applications it granted 87%, below the England figure of 90%. 90% of applications were decided within the statutory time limit or an agreed extension, the same as the England figure of 90% - joint 190th of 310 on this measure. See how every England council ranks in our council planning league table.

These figures describe St Albans City and’s past decisions overall, not how any one application will go.

Source: MHCLG live tables on planning application statistics (table PS2), 12 months to June 2026, published 24 September 2026. Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0. England figures: all English planning authorities.

What counts as a valid objection

St Albans City and’s case officers can only weigh material planning considerations, not personal preferences. Our guide to objecting to a planning application explains what counts. These guides cover the grounds that come up most often:

All 29 guides

Frequently asked questions

How do I submit a planning objection to St Albans City and?

St Albans City and District Council planning objections can be sent via the council's online comment form, quoting the application reference with your full name and address.

What's the deadline to object to a St Albans City and planning application?

At least 21 days from the neighbour letter or site notice (14 from a newspaper or website notice, 30 with an Environmental Statement); the date on your notification letter, the site notice or St Albans City and's planning portal is the one that applies.