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53 & Land Rear Of 55-59 Station Road Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hb

Granted St Albans 5/2026/0863 Discharge of Condition

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

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 5 (slab levels), 12 (hard and soft landscaping), 13 (soft landscaping) and 14 (biodiversity enhancements) of planning permission 5/2025/1711 dated 15/12/2025 for Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to allow minor changes to t

As published by the council, reference 5/2026/0863

Application record

Reference
5/2026/0863
Type
Discharge of Condition
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Discharge of Condition - Approved
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Decided
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Colney Heath
Parish
Colney Heath
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 0HB

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2026/1493 Awaiting decision

    53 & Land Rear Of 55-59 Station Road Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hb

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) extend the road up to the site boundary line and relocate the proposed planting to alternative locations within the site boundary of planning permission 5/2025/1711 dated 15/12/2025 for Variation of Condition 2 (a

    Submitted 6 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 May 2026

    Received by St Albans

  2. 5 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Approved

  4. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 24 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 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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