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20 High Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4El

Granted St Albans 5/2017/3380 Change of Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of public footpath for external seating area associated with existing restaurant

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3380

Application record

Reference
5/2017/3380
Type
Change of Use
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
27 Nov 2017
Validated
4 Dec 2017
Decided
26 Jan 2018
Ward
St Peters
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 4EL

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 3 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2017/3366 Decided

    20 High Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4El

    Advertisement Consent - Display of non-illuminated planters and advertisement board

    Decided 26 Jan 2018 Advertising
  • 5/2017/3232 Decided

    20 High Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4El

    Advertisement consent - Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs, three non illuminated hanging signs, one non illuminated logo sign and one internally illuminated wall mounted menu sign replacing existing signs

    Decided 12 Jan 2018 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Nov 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 4 Dec 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jan 2018

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 26 January 2018, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 20 High Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4El

    5/2017/3232 Submitted 15 Nov 2017 50 yards away

    Advertisement consent - Display of two internally illuminated fascia signs, three non illuminated hanging signs, one non illuminated logo sign and one internally illuminated wall mounted menu sign replacing existing signs

    Decided Advertising 15 docs

  • 20 High Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4El

    5/2017/3366 Submitted 27 Nov 2017 50 yards away

    Advertisement Consent - Display of non-illuminated planters and advertisement board

    Decided Advertising 13 docs

  • Ladies Grove Garages St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Us

    5/2016/1820 Submitted 9 Jun 2016 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 9 (method statement for protection of trees) of planning permission 5/2014/1931 dated 05/02/2016 for Demolition of 23 garages and erection of two, two bedroom flats, two, one bedroom flats with parking and amenity space

    Decided New dwelling Demolition +1 3 docs

  • 5 Market Place St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Dr

    PAV/2026/0009 Submitted 21 May 2026 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~16 Jul

    4 tables 8 chairs

    Awaiting decision

  • Sukawatee 5 Market Place St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Dr

    PAV/2025/0005 Submitted 2 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~28 May

    4 tables and 8 chairs in front of the restaurant

    Awaiting decision

  • Starbucks 11 High Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Ed

    PAV/2025/0022 Submitted 11 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~5 Feb

    tables 2 chairs 4

    Awaiting decision

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    Received 20 Jan, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 24 Apr, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 5/2026/1596 Awaiting decision

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    Change of use from Class E use to a mixed use Class E and hot food takeaway (Sui Generis)

    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 5/2026/1520 Awaiting decision

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    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 26 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 5/2026/1475 Awaiting decision

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    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Full applications