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3 Victoria Square Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Tf

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0845 Discharge of Condition

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
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.

  • 5/2026/0752 Decided

    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)

    Submitted 14 Apr 2026
  • 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

    Decided 15 Apr 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Apr 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 30 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Approved

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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

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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