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28 Sopwell Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Rr

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0331 Discharge of Condition

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
Granted As published: 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

  1. 21 Feb 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Approved

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 19 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.

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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