Planning application
60A Sandpit Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Bw
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the property from a mixed use comprising a Class C3 dwellinghouse and a Class D1 day nursery to use solely as a Class C3 dwellinghouse
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0812
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0812
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 23 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Clarence
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 4BW
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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24 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Jul 2026
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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St Albans granted permission on 1 July 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 full applications
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