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3 Victoria Square Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Tf

Refused St Albans 5/2026/0304 Discharge of Condition

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 1 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2025/0681 dated 22/05/2025 for Prior Approval - Change of use of the building from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 29 self-contained flats

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0304

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0304
Type
Discharge of Condition
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Discharge of Condition - Refused
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Decided
15 Apr 2026
Ward
St Peters
Postcode
AL1 3TF

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 5/2026/0845 Granted

    3 Victoria Square Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Tf

    Discharge of Condition 1 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2025/0681 dated 22/05/2025 for Prior Approval - Change of use of the building from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 29 self-contained flats

    Decided 26 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 5/2026/0752 Awaiting decision

    3 Victoria Square Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Tf

    An upwards extension, including a continuation of the existing pitched roof form and the introduction of rooflights, to facilitate the creation of five additional self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3)

    Submitted 14 Apr 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Feb 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 18 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Refused

  4. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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