Planning application
5 Spencer Street & Rear Boundaries Of 25-37 Market Place St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Eh
Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme
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Proposal
Additional & Amended Information - Listed Building Consent - Demolition of the existing vacant commercial building (use class E) and the redevelopment of the site to provide a residential development (use class C3) comprising 47 apartments as well as cycl
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/1757
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/1757
- Type
- Listed Buildings Applications
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 24 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Verulam
- Postcode
- AL3 5EH
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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5/2025/1756 Decided
5 Spencer Street & Rear Boundaries Of 25-37 Market Place St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Eh
Additional & Amended Information - Demolition of the existing vacant commercial building (use class E) and the redevelopment of the site to provide a residential development (use class C3) comprising 47 apartments as well as cycle parking, refuse storage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2025
Received by St Albans
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17 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
146 documents on file for this application
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