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
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)
As published by the council, reference 5/2026/1025
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2026/1025
- Type
- Non Materials Amendment
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Non Material Amendment Approve
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 25 May 2026
- Decided
- 24 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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5/2026/1000 Granted
Suite 2 Abbey View Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
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)
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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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22 May 2026
Received by St Albans
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25 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Non Material Amendment Approve
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. 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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Decided Trees 2 docs -
Suite 2 Abbey View Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
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)
Granted Conditions New dwelling 5 docs -
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5/2026/1609 Decided
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5/2026/1577 Decided
2 Laburnum Grove Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hq
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5/2026/1534 Decided
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Non Material Amendment - To vary some of the conditions to allow for a phased development of the site of planning permission 5/2024/0245 dated 19/01/2026 for First floor extension and creation of roof terrace, construction of new linked sports hall buildi
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5/2026/1317 Refused
2 Laburnum Grove Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3Hq
Non Material Amendment to change of external material of ground floor rear extension to facing brickwork, change of external material at first floor flank wall to render and change the window to bedroom 3 to be one central larger window instead of two sma
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5/2026/1422 Decided
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Non Material Amendment - The proposed changes have been informed by a technical delivery of the site in order to achieve building regulations compliance of planning permission 5/2022/1106 dated 27/09/2024 for New club building with associated one bedroom