The Parish Council plays an active part in all local planning issues under the authority of St Albans City & District Council (SADC). It is probably the part of our role that is best known to the local community and can be very important.
Members of the public are able to comment in writing on any planning application, by post or email or through SADC’s Planning Department’s website. You can find more information on commenting on applications here.
Please also see our page here on how the Parish Council comments on individual applications.
The table below shows all the planning applications in the St Michael area from January 2024. For details of applications made before that date, please see our planning applications – archived page.
User Notes:
- We aim to update the table on a regular basis with new applications and decisions. (Table correct at 13 May 2025)
- Clicking on the left-most entry in each row, headed SADC Reference, will take you directly to St Albans District Council’s detailed record for that case.
- Some entries under Application are cut short due to restrictions on display space within the St Albans web portal. If you need the full wording, please follow the Reference link to access all the supporting documents for that case.
Please also note forthcoming dates for St Albans’ Development Management Committee (i.e. Planning Committee). These may be held every three weeks, subject to confirmation by SADC – some dates are cancelled if insufficient business is tabled.
19 May 2025 7.00 pm 9 Jun 2025 7.00 pm 30 Jun 2025 7.00 pm
| SADC Reference | Application | Decision and date |
|---|---|---|
| Planning Application TP/2025/0175 – Valid From 16/04/2025 | Hawkswick Lodge Farm Harpenden Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Jg G1 (our ref) – Within TPO1725 (W1) Confirmed: 20/06/2017 Consisting of x3 Scots Pine & x1 Oak. To remove approx 6 lower limbs (3 from each tree) to x2 Scots Pine, due to over extension and concerns for failure over the public footpath and picnic area. | Pending |
| Planning Application 5/2025/0743 – Valid From 10/04/2025 | Barn North Of Shafford Farm Redbourn Road St Albans Hertfordshire Prior Approval – Change of use of building on an agricultural unit to residential (Class C3) | Pending |
| Planning Application 5/2025/0733 – Valid From 07/04/2025 | Proposed Solar Farm Potters Crouch Hertfordshire Screening opinion – A ground mounted solar PV farm with associated infrastructure and equipment, including fencing, security cameras, cabling, access tracks and landscaping, with an export capacity of up to 49.9 megawatts | Pending |
| Planning Application 5/2025/0643 – Valid From 01/04/2025 | The Walled Garden Gorhambury St Albans Hertfordshire Listed Building consent – Repair and stabilization works including repointing, replacement of defective brickwork, replacement of concrete copings and finial, removal of iron fixings and building of two additional buttresses | Pending |
| Planning Application 5/2025/0369 – Valid From 06/03/2025 | Tennis Courts At Batchwood Sports Centre Batchwood Hall Batchwood Drive St Albans Al3 5Xa Variation of Condition 4 (operational hours) to amend the facilities operational hours of planning permission 5/2024/0942 dated 19/12/2024 for Construction of a padel tennis facility with canopy and floodlighting | Pending |
| Planning Application 5/2025/0277 – Valid From 21/02/2025 | 8 Shafford Cottages Redbourn Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Lb Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) – Replacement of existing timber back door with composite equivalent and replacement of existing windows with UPVC double glazed windows to replicate existing style, utilising the same design to remain sympathetic | Certificate of Lawfulness Approved |
| Planning Application 5/2025/0239 – Valid From 13/02/2025 | Batchwood Sports Centre Batchwood Hall Batchwood Drive St Albans AL3 5XA Discharge of Condition 8 (construction management plan) of planning permission 5/2024/0942 dated 19/12/2024 for Construction of a padel tennis facility with canopy and floodlighting (AMENDED PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION) | Discharge of Condition – Approved |
| TP/2025/0041 – Valid From 29/01/2025 | 15 Childwick Green Childwickbury St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 6JJ Large Ash tree – Repollard back to old original pollard points, Remove lower limbs back to truck Reason- Client’s concern of size with the tree’s proximity to house. Also lack of light. Ash tree far end, overhanging parking | Tree Works in Conservation Area – Deemed Consent |
| 5/2024/2250 – Valid From 19/12/2024 | Land Off Redbournbury Farm Redbournbury Lane Redbourn AL3 6RS Prior Approval – Grainstore | 15 January 2025 AB permission not required |
| 5/2024/2171 – Valid From 10/12/2024 | Land To East Of Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead Road Scoping Opinion – Construction of up to 4,000 new dwellings (to include 40% affordable housing, 5 extra-care facilities each comprising 70-80 self-contained units, 3 nursing homes (each of 70-80 beds) and 16 supporting living units); up to 53ha of employm | Environmental Statement required |
| 5/2024/2029 – Valid From 04/12/2024 | Stable House Shafford Farm Redbourn Road St Albans AL3 6LB Construction of single storey double garage, comprising green oak frame, larch cladding and heritage conservation clay tiles plus associated landscaping utilising granite cobbles (part retrospective) | 13 February 2025 DC3 Conditional Permission |
| TP/2024/0638 – Valid From 29/11/2024 | Roman Theatre Gorhambury St Albans AL3 6AE 5 Days’ Notice – T109 Sycamore – Pollard by 50% as this tree has a very weak union which is likely to snap out and the tree is in a public area with lots of foot fall. | 29 Nov. 2024 Treework exempt |
| 5/2024/1987 – Valid From 18/11/2024 | Ladygrove Childwickbury St Albans AL3 6JY Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) – Construction of garden room with covered seating area | 6 Dec. 2024 Certificate of Lawfulness Approved |
| 5/2024/1813 – Valid From 15/11/2024 | Townsend C Of E School Sparrowswick Ride St Albans AL3 6DR Retrospective planning permission for Multi Use Games Area and application for floodlighting | Pending |
| TP/2024/0607 – Valid From 14/11/2024 | Scrubs Wood Ragged Hall Lane Chiswell Green St Albans Beech ref 523, Dead stem with half of supporting root being dead too. Slight stem lean toward road. Remove stem leave root structure in place. | 10 Dec 2024 Treework exempt |
Valid From 30/10/2024 | Construction of a self-build dwelling, formation of new vehicular access onto Ayres End Lane and associated works | Please note – now confirmed this is NOT in St Michael parish area |
| TP/2024/0577 Valid From 31/10/2024 | Roman Theatre Gorhambury St Albans AL3 6AE T001 – Horse Chestnut – Remove branch over footpath which has a large historic wound with signs of decay and remove deadwood. Works to be done to ensure nothing falls over footpath and possibly pedestrians | 19 Dec 2024 Tree Works in Conservation Area – Deemed Consent |
| 5/2024/1863 Valid From 29/10/2024 | Barn North Of Shafford Farm Redbourn Road St Albans Prior Approval – Change of use of building on an agricultural unit to residential (Class C3) with associated building operations | 20 Dec 2024 Refused |
| 5/2024/1798 Valid from 22/10/2024 | Ladygrove Childwickbury St Albans AL3 6JY Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) – proposed garden room | 12 Nov 2024 Certificate of Lawfulness Refused |
| 5/2024/1636 Valid from 16/10/2024 | The Fruit Store Gorhambury St Albans . Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans) and 6 (landscaping) and removal of condition 4 (window and door details) of planning permission 5/2016/1939 dated 15/10/2019 for Change of use of a curtilage listed building to provide a one bedroom dwelling | DC3 Conditional Permission |
| 5/2024/1635 Valid from 15/10/2024 | The Fruit Store Gorhambury St Albans. Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) and removal of conditions 3 (window and door details), 4 (boiler and flue details) and 7 (lime mortar) of listed building consent 5/2022/1924 dated 03/05/2023 for Change of use of a curtilage listed building to p | DC10 Listed Building Conditional Consent |
| 5/2024/1497 Valid from 30/08/2024 | Riverside Barn Redbourn Road AL3 6LB Prior approval – Change of use of building on an agricultural unit to residential (Class C3) with associated building operations | Withdrawn 15/10/2024 |
| 5/2024/0942 Valid From 31/07/2024 | Tennis Courts At Batchwood Sports Centre Batchwood Hall Batchwood Drive AL3 5XA Construction of a padel tennis facility with canopy | 19 Dec 2024 DC3 Conditional Permission |
| 5/2024/1306 Valid From 26/07/2024 | Barn North Of Shafford Farm Redbourn Road St Albans Prior Approval – Change of use of building on an agricultural unit to residential (Class C3) | 19 Sept 24 COU Prior approval required and refused |
| 5/2024/1257 Valid From 23/07/2024 | Land Off Sandridgebury Lane & Between The Railway & Harpenden Road St Albans Scoping Opinion – Development of approximately 1,000 new dwellings to include market housing, affordable housing and specialist accommodation for elderly persons, community facilities including a two-form entry primary school and neighbourhood centre, rep | 10 Sept 24 Approved with Environmental Statement required NB, adjacent to St Michael boundary |
| 5/2022/1847 Valid From 22/07/2022 | Land At Appspond Lane St Albans Change of use of land to Class B8 (open storage) to create 9 open storage compounds, retention of access control cabin, construction of toilet block, installation of fencing and gates, vehicle parking, refuse storage and associated works | 28 Nov. 2024 Appeal Dismissed App/B1930/W/23/3320280 Original decision 17/11/2023 DC4 Refusal |
| 5/2024/1003 Valid From 11/06/2024 | Gorhambury House ,St Albans AL3 6AH Discharge of Condition 13 (building recording) of planning permission 5/2022/1214LB dated 21/11/22 for Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) for various internal alterations including alterations to layout, staircases, doors and fireplaces of listed b | 06 Aug 2024 Discharge of Condition – Approved |
| TP/2024/0238 Valid From 10/05/2024 | Childwickbury Stud, Stud Lane AL3 6JA T1 – Horse chestnut – Reduce limb at 9.5 m height south overhanging stables by approximately 4 m to suitable growing point just after fork. Remove the main leader of scaffold limb at 9 m height southwest and reduce to suitable secondary branches in line w | 03 Jul 24 Tree Works in Conservation Area – Deemed Consent |
| 5/2024/0722 Valid from 29/04/2024 | 4 Beesonend Cottages Beesonend Lane Harpenden AL5 2AA Single storey side extension with three rooflights and raising of roof height to match existing rear extension. Four new rooflights to rear | 19 Aug 2024 DC3 Conditional Permission |
| 5/2024/0699 Valid From 23/04/2024 | Gorhambury House Gorhambury AL3 6AH Discharge of Condition 5 (parking provision) of planning permission 5/2020/0420 dated 28/08/20 for Conversion to three dwellings, conservation and restoration of interior and exterior. | 22 May 24 Discharge of Condition – Approved |
| 5/2024/0681 Valid From 18/04/2024 | Gorhambury House Gorhambury AL3 6AH Discharge of Condition 13 (copy of building recording) of 5/2022/1214 dated 21/11/2022 for listed building consent of Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) for various internal alterations including alterations to layout, staircases, doors and firepla | 07 Jun 24 Refused |
| 5/2024/0483 Valid From 19/03/2024 | Batchwood Hall Batchwood Drive AL3 5XA Change of use of Batchwood Hall from nightclub (sui generis) to restaurant, bar, hotel, wedding and function venue (sui generis), including internal and external refurbishment, creation of dining terrace, garden, rationalisation of plant areas and associa | 06 Sep 24 DC3 Conditional Permission |
| 5/2024/0018 Valid From 08/01/2024 | Childwickbury Manor Childwickbury AL3 6JX Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) works to a Listed Building – The NW corner of the Grade II listed walled garden has been cracking and moving for many years and was fitted with a timber prop some 20 years ago due to safety concerns. | 22 May 24 Certificate of Lawfulness – Approved |