St Albans Area - Development Management Procedure

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY AND DISTRICT OF ST ALBANS PUBLIC NOTICES
Town & Country Planning (Listed Buildings & Buildings in Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (as amended) Regulation 5A Development in a Conservation Area
Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015 (as amended) Departure from the Development Plan
Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015 (as amended) Development Affecting a Right of Way
Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015 (as amended) Development of Major Significance
Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015 (as amended) Application Accompanied by an Environmental Statement

Application reference 5/2025/1964
Outline application for: urban extension comprising two new neighbourhoods and a new employment zone. The development to include new dwellings (including affordable housing and specialist accommodation for older people); new employment and industrial floorspace and ancillary facilities, a sports hub and Sports Pitches; green infrastructure and landscaping works (to include a country park, formal and informal open space, amenity space, Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace, managed woodland, ecological areas); early years, nursery, primary and secondary education facilities; local centre uses (to include retail, community and employment uses; health and fitness, gym and other cultural and recreational uses; medical centre; transport mobility hubs; drainage works (including foul and surface water drainage infrastructure); ancillary infrastructure works; vehicular and active travel infrastructure; improvements to the Nickey Line and delivery of a proportion of the Hemel Garden Communities Green Loop; land for Gypsy and Traveller pitches; provision of an active travel bridge over the A414; safeguarded land for M1 Junction 8 improvements; ground remodelling, acoustic bund, engineering and demolition works. All matters reserved save for access from the A414/Green Lane junction and access from the B487/ Hemel Hempstead Road (Redbourn Road) (Cross boundary application falling within St Albans City and District Council and Dacorum Borough Council administrative boundaries) 
At: Land East of Hemel Hempstead, south of B487 Hemel Hempstead Road (Redbourn Road) and north of the A4147 St Albans Road
A CD copy of the Environmental Statement may be purchased on request from Avison Young at the address below, subject to a cost of £25
Avison Young
Environmental Planning
11 York Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M2 2AW
To view plans and application forms and submit your comments see our website at: <

https://www.stalbans.gov.uk/>

You can also visit the Council Offices to view the application and documents at the Civic Centre St Peters Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3JE Monday & Wednesday 9.00am - 5.00pm, Tuesday & Thursday 9.00am - 1.00pm and Friday 9.00am - 3.00pm (excluding public holidays).
Comments may be made in writing to the Development Management Team, quoting the reference number 5/2025/1964, not later than 29/01/2026. Please note your correspondence will be available for inspection by the public and a redacted version (without signature, email or telephone number) will be published on the website. Any comments that you make about this proposal will be copied to the Planning Inspectorate in the event of an appeal and will also be published on their website.
The Council gives warning pursuant to its powers under Section 225 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, that it will remove or obliterate any sign/advertisement illegally displayed within the administrative boundaries of St Albans City & District Council.
The deadline date to call the application in to Committee is published on the weekly list on which the application appears. Please see <

https://www.stalbans.gov.uk/applications-decisions-and-appeals>

Amanda Foley
Chief Executive