Planning application
Unit 1 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
External alterations to the existing building and new trolley bays in the car park
As published by the council, reference 5/2025/2307
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2025/2307
- Type
- (Minor) All Other Developments
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Decision
- PENDING
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Sopwell
- Postcode
- AL1 2RJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by St Albans
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11 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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