Land To Rear Of Burston Garden Centre North Orbital Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 2DS
Approved on 28 January 2026
Council decision: Discharge of Condition - Approved
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 8 (landscaping) of planning permission 5/2024/0142 dated 21/01/2025 for Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to allow adjustments to the layout and roof profile of the central Assisted Living building and changes to the fenestration and detailing of both the Assisted Living building as well as some of the care bungalows and alterations to the site access of planning permission 5/2023/0811 dated 28/07/2023 for Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to allow alterations to the roof profile of the central part of the Assisted Living building, and alterations to the layout, fenestration and detailing of the Assisted Living building and some of the care bungalows for 5/2020/3022 allowed on appeal dated 31/01/2022 for Demolition of all existing buildings, structures and hardstanding and redevelopment of the site to provide a new retirement community comprising 80 assisted living apartments with community facilities and 44 bungalows together with associated access, bridleway extension, landscaping, amenity space, car parking and associated and ancillary works at Land To Rear Of Burston Garden Centre North Orbital Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 2DS
- Ward
- Park Street
- ReceivedSubmitted
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided28 Jan
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at Land To Rear Of Burston Garden Centre North Orbital Road Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 2DS. St Albans has handled 12,340 applications of this type. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Park Street. We hold 1,041 applications in total for the AL2 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- AL2 2DS
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- DPV Consult
- Architect profile
- DPV CONSULT LIMITED
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Green belt: St Albans
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202424 Jan
Discharge of Condition 7 (materials of hard surfaces) of planning permission 5/2023/0811
ApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2024/0141 - 202319 Jul
Discharge of Condition 25 (piling method statement) of planning permission 5/2020/3022
Discharge of Condition - ApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2023/1557
Source: St Albans
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