Planning application
Suite 2 Abbey View Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 2 (Travel Plan Statement) of planning permission 5/2025/1213 dated 13/08/2025 for Prior Appoval - Change of use of part of the existing undercroft to 11 residential apartments (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1000
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1000
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Discharge of Condition - Approved
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sopwell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 2QU
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2026/1025 Granted
Suite 2 Abbey View Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
Non Material Amendment - Amendemet internal layout plans prior approval application 5/2025/0412 dated 30/04/2025 for Prior Approval - Change of use of existing commercial floor space (Use Class E) to 52 residential apartments (Use Class C3)
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5/2026/0616 Refused
Suite 2 Abbey View Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
Non Material Amendment - Amendment to internal layout plans of planning permission 5/2025/0412 dated 30/04/2025 for Prior Approval - Change of use of existing commercial floor space (Use Class E) to 52 residential apartments (Use Class C3)
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5/2025/2178 Granted
Suite 2 Abbey View Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
Discharge of Conditions 3 (samples of materials) and 4 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2025/1532 dated 19/11/2025 for Proposed external alterations to existing building fa�ade including replacement windows, blanking infill panels,
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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21 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jul 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 15 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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Suite 2 Abbey View Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
Non Material Amendment - Amendment to internal layout plans of planning permission 5/2025/0412 dated 30/04/2025 for Prior Approval - Change of use of existing commercial floor space (Use Class E) to 52 residential apartments (Use Class C3)
Refused Amendments New dwelling 14 docs -
Suite 2 Abbey View Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
Discharge of Conditions 3 (samples of materials) and 4 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2025/1532 dated 19/11/2025 for Proposed external alterations to existing building fa�ade including replacement windows, blanking infill panels,
Granted Conditions Extension Windows or glazing 15 docs -
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Granted Amendments New dwelling 18 docs -
Sainsburys Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
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5/2026/1540 Refused
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5/2026/1261 Refused
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5/2026/1001 Granted
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Discharge of Condition 3 (samples of materials) of planning permission 5/2025/1746 dated 19/12/2025 for Demolition of existing garage. Single storey front extension. Alterations to rear facade.Proposed landscaping to rear.
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5/2026/1633 Decided
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Discharge of Condition 31 (details of the external lighting) of planning permission 5/2026/0968 dated 29/07/2026 for Variation of Condition 4 (approved parameter plans) to revise the wording of planning permission 5/2024/1326 dated 27/11/2024 for Variati
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5/2026/1587 Decided
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