Planning application
3 Victoria Square Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Tf
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.
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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
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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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by St Albans
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18 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Refused
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13 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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About condition discharge and variation applications
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