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
- 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
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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
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Open the documentsWhat 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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