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Civic Centre Opportunity Site (South) Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire

5/2023/0897Discharge of ConditionPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 29 (vehicle restraint system) of planning permission 5/2022/1405 dated 28/03/2023 for Variation of Conditions to allow for changes to the approved scheme consisting of: omission of green walls; retention of Lime Tree to Bricket Road

Received
25 April 2023
Decided
16 October 2023 · Discharge of Condition - Approved
Ward
St Peters
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
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  1. Received25 Apr
  2. Validated26 Apr
  3. Consult.23 May
  4. Target23 May
  5. Decided16 Oct

Decided in 173 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in St Albans90% of conditions applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an application to vary a condition at Civic Centre Opportunity Site (South) Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire. St Albans has handled 688 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 173 days, 17 weeks longer than St Albans's median. The site is in the St Albans conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 177 applications across St Peters.

Application Details

Reference
5/2023/0897
Address
Civic Centre Opportunity Site (South) Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire
Local Authority
St Albans
Application Type
Discharge of Condition
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Approved
Ward
St Peters
Parish
Central St Albans

Applicant & Agent

Architect ProfileSMITH JENKINS LTD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
25 April 2023
Consultation Expiry
24 May 2023
Target Decision Date
23 May 2023
Date Decided
16 October 2023
Date Validated
26 April 2023
Date Submitted
26 April 2023
Consultation End
23 May 2023
Application Expires
21 June 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Discharge of Condition - Approved
Statutory Period
55 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12121278
Documents
5
Coordinates
51.753050, -0.337967
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: St Albans

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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    27 Apr

    Discharge of Condition 7 (fins and canopies) of planning permission 5/2022/1405

    PendingDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside5/2023/0901
  2. 2023
    26 Apr

    Discharge of Condition 29 (vehicle restraint system) of planning permission 5/2022/1405

    This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2023/0897

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: St Albans - The Commercial Centre
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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