Planning application
St Albans Retail Park Griffiths Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Rj
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 20 (non-food retail only) to allow Unit 1 to be used for the sale of food and drink of planning permission 5/1991/0986 dated 23/07/1991 for Six non-food retail units with associated car parking rear service facilities and landscapin
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2306
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/2306
- Type
- (Large Scale Major) Retail, Distribution & Servicing
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Sopwell
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 2RJ
Comment by 25 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to St Albans through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by St Albans
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21 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
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How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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