5/2026/0812

1. 23 Apr 2026

   Received by St Albans

2. 24 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

4. 24 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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• 5/2026/0523 Refused

  60A Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Bw

  Prior Approval - Change of use from mixed Class C3 (residential) and Class D1 (day nursery) to Class C3 (residential)

  16 Mar 2026 0m away Prior approval
• TP/2026/0208 Refused

  6 Hall Heath Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Bl

  Silver Birch (T3)- Request to remove T3 (silver birch) request to remove fully for prevention of risk of falling due to history as referenced in supporting letter.

  5 May 2026 145m away Trees
• 5/2026/0966 Decided

  1 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ep

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and three rooflights to front

  14 May 2026 148m away Lawful development
• 5/2026/0638 Decided

  197A Marshalswick Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Xa

  Demolition of existing detached bungalow and erection of new detached two-storey dwelling

  27 Mar 2026 182m away
• 5/2026/1093 Decided

  47 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Er

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - New loft conversion incorporating rear dormer

  5 Jun 2026 271m away Lawful development
• 5/2026/0861 Decided

  68 Beechwood Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Xz

  Two-storey rear and side extension, single-storey front and side extension, single-storey rear extension, skylight to extended front roof and material alterations

  1 May 2026 272m away Householder

• 5/2026/1258 Decided

  Unit 6 St Albans Retail Park Griffiths Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Rj

  Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 5/2010/0399 dated 13/05/2010 for Change of use from Class A1 (retail) to A3 (restaurant) and alterations to openings, to change the opening hours

  30 Jun 2026 Full applications
• 5/2026/1158 Decided

  St Helens Church Of England Primary School Brewhouse Hill Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8An

  Change of use of existing classroom block to nursery including external alterations to form a new entrance and level access

  15 Jun 2026 Full applications
• 5/2026/1101 Decided

  14 Station Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Se

  Use of premises (ground floor) for both Use Class E (Commercial, Business, and Service) (current use) or Use Class F.1(a) (education centre), new signage, and all associated works

  8 Jun 2026 Full applications
• 5/2026/1052 Decided

  Normead Lybury Lane Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Jj

  Demolition of existing buildings and structures; and erection of three farmstead buildings and associated landscaping, drainage and associated infrastructure

  29 May 2026 Full applications
• 5/2026/1106 Decided

  9 The Uplands Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Uw

  Retrospective change of use of dwellinghouse, Use Class C3, to residential care home, Use Class C2

  28 May 2026 Full applications