Planning application
28 Sopwell Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Rr
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Conditions 4 (a tree protection plan and arboricultural method statement shall be submitted), of planning permission 5/2025/0377 dated 13/02/2026 to build a standard height garden room 3m x 4m at the south west end of the garden.
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0331
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0331
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Discharge of Condition - Approved
- Received
- 21 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- St Peters
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 1RR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Feb 2026
Received by St Albans
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23 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Approved
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31 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About conditions applications
How this application type works
This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.
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