153 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 5AW
Approved on 16 September 2025
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Change of use from Use Class C4 to Use Class C3B at 153 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 5AW
- ReceivedSubmitted
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided16 Sep
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at 153 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 5AW. St Albans has handled 12,340 applications of this type. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Cunningham. We hold 3,222 applications in total for the AL1 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- AL1 5AW
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: St Albans
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- Rci Contracting LtdSt. AlbansResidential ConstructionCommercial Construction0.3 mi
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