Planning application
117 Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Js
Works: Extension Windows or glazing
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Extension upwards of wall and associated extension of flat roof to connect. Windows in the wall of exisiting offices
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/1869
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/1869
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Refused As published: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused
- Received
- 13 Jun 2016
- Validated
- 14 Jun 2016
- Decided
- 8 Aug 2016
- Ward
- Clarence
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 4JS
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2017/3156 Granted
117 Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Js
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to make alterations to dormer windows of planning permission 5/2016/1795 dated 25/08/2016 for the Extension of existing roof and alterations and addition of dormer windows to create additional self contained apart
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: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused
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21 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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