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Ivens Orchids St Albans Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Lb

Granted St Albans 5/2016/1833 Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness (existing) - Use of building for orchid cultivation for retail and wholesale, production of fertiliser and plant food for retail sale, holding of seminars and workshops, scientific research and laboratory service

As published by the council, reference 5/2016/1833

Application record

Reference
5/2016/1833
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
12 Jun 2016
Validated
12 Sep 2016
Decided
20 Oct 2016
Ward
Sandridge
Parish
Sandridge
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 9LB

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2017/2981 Granted

    Ivens Orchids St Albans Road Sandridge Hertfordshire Al4 9Lb

    Erection of detached garage to serve Great Barn Dell and construction of two detached dwellings with associated landscaping, parking and new driveway and vehicle crossover following demolition of existing glasshouse and ancillary buildings

    Decided 13 Feb 2018

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jun 2016

    Received by St Albans

  2. 12 Sep 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Oct 2016

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 20 October 2016, 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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