Planning application
St Germains Barn Adjacent To Grebe House St Michaels Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Sn
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use and conversion of barn into a theatre space with associated alterations
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1586
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/1586
- Type
- (Minor) All Other Developments
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 26 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Verulam
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 4SN
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2026/1315 Awaiting decision
St Germains Barn Adjacent To Grebe House St Michaels Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Sn
Discharge of Conditions 3 (windows and doors), 4 (written scheme of archaeological work) and 5 (post-excavation project) of planning permission 5/2025/1586 dated 23/12/2025 for Change of use and conversion of barn into a theatre space with associated alte
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5/2026/1113 Granted
St Germains Barn Adjacent To Grebe House St Michaels Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Sn
Discharge of Conditions 3 (repair methodology), 4 (larger scale detailed plans and drawings) and 7(Historic building recording Level 3 report) of planning permission 5/2024/1483 dated 14/03/2025 for Listed Building Consent - Change of use and conversion o
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2025
Received by St Albans
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27 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Dec 2025
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
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St Albans granted permission on 23 December 2025, 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 this record
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