Planning application
J Sainsbury Plc Everard Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 2Qu
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Works to car park for the implementation of planning permission 5/2009/2385
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/1866
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/1866
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 13 Jun 2016
- Validated
- 14 Jun 2016
- Decided
- 8 Aug 2016
- Ward
- Sopwell
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 2QU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jun 2016
Received by St Albans
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14 Jun 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2016
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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21 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 8 August 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
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