Planning application
5/2026/0863
53 & Land Rear Of 55-59 Station Road Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Hb
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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5 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Discharge of Condition - Approved
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About conditions applications
How this application type works
This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.
Other conditions applications
In St Albans
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5/2026/1191 Granted
1 Grange Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Na
Discharge of Condition 4 (written scheme of archaeological work) of planning permission 5/2026/0257 dated 21/04/2026 for Single rear extension with flat roof & lantern
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5/2026/1071 Granted
Chandau Lamb Lane Redbourn Hertfordshire Al3 7Bs
Discharge of Conditions 3 (samples of the materials) and 5 (existing and proposed levels) of planning permission 5/2025/0616 dated 08/05/2026 for Proposed demolition of existing dwelling and garage and erection of replacement three-storey dwelling includi
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5/2026/0870 Decided
21 Verulam Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 4Dg
Discharge of Conditions 3 (construction methods), 4 (materials), 5 (written scheme of archaeological work), 6 (post-WSI excavation project), 7 (details of eaves, parapets, windows, rooflights, openings and retaining wall in the rear garden), 9 (cycle and
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5/2026/0566 Granted
68 Windmill Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 9Sn
Discharge of Condition 4 (planting details) of planning permission 5/2025/1692 dated 21/11/2025 for Change of use of amenity land to residential garden, single storey rear extension, alterations to front bay window and erection of 1.8m high boundary fence
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5/2026/1371 Decided
12 Cottonmill Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 1Hn
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Archaeological report) and 6(Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 5/2025/1476 dated 28/10/2025 for Single storey side and front extension, part single, part two storey rear extension with roof light and alterat