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St Albans Childrens Centre Church Crescent St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Jb

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0589 County Council

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

CONSULTATION ONLY - Change of use of the first floor (only) from children's centre (use class E) to services for young people centre (sui generis). Erection of replacement buggy/cycle store and proposed new fire escape door

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0589

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0589
Type
County Council
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: No objection
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Decided
21 Apr 2026
Ward
St Peters
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 5JB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 21 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: No objection

  3. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 21 April 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.

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