Planning application
Land To Rear Of Burston Garden Centre North Orbital Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Ds
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of Conditions 10 (access and drainage) and 11 (access arrangements) to allow initial occupation of the development prior to completion of the off-site S278 access and drainage works of planning permission 5/2024/0142 dated 21/01/2025 for Variati
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0219
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0219
- Type
- (Large Scale Major) Dwellings
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Park Street
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL2 2DS
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2024/0142 Granted
Land To Rear Of Burston Garden Centre North Orbital Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 2Ds
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to allow adjustments to the layout and roof profile of the central Assisted Living building and changes to the fenestration and detailing of both the Assisted Living building as well as some of the care bungalows
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
Received by St Albans
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6 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jun 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
76 documents on file for this application
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St Albans granted permission on 17 June 2026, 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.
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