Planning application
The Old Electricity Works Campfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval - Demolition of part warehouse/entrance and conservatory to the western side of The Old Electricity Works and associated restorative works
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/2989
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/2989
- Type
- Prior Approval - Demolition
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- NCS Prior approval not required
- Received
- 2 Oct 2016
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2016
- Decided
- 4 Nov 2016
- Ward
- Ashley
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2025/2105 Withdrawn
The Old Electricity Works Campfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire
Application to modify planning obligation Schedule 2 'Affordable Housing'
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2016
Received by St Albans
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10 Oct 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Nov 2016
Decision issued: NCS Prior approval not required
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15 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 4 November 2016, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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