Planning application
3 Victoria Square Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Tf
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 1 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2025/0681 dated 22/05/2025 for Prior Approval - Change of use of the building from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 29 self-contained flats
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0845
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/0845
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Discharge of Condition - Approved
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- St Peters
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 3TF
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2026/0752 Awaiting decision
3 Victoria Square Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Tf
An upwards extension, including a continuation of the existing pitched roof form and the introduction of rooflights, to facilitate the creation of five additional self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3)
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5/2026/0304 Refused
3 Victoria Square Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Tf
Discharge of Condition 1 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2025/0681 dated 22/05/2025 for Prior Approval - Change of use of the building from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 29 self-contained flats
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by St Albans
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30 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Approved
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24 Jul 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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St Albans granted permission on 26 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
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