Planning application
Somerville Court Newsom Place St Peters Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Da
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Partial replacement of external cladding
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0193
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0193
- Type
- (Minor) All Other Developments
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 3 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bernards Heath
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 3DA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2026
Received by St Albans
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12 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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31 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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