Planning application
24 Douglas Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Ew
Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
First floor rear extension, new openings and alterations to openings following demolition of existing single storey side and rear projection, new 1.8m high timber fence
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/1910
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/1910
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 20 Jun 2016
- Validated
- 26 Sep 2016
- Decided
- 5 Jan 2017
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 2EW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jun 2016
Received by St Albans
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26 Sep 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Jan 2017
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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15 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 5 January 2017, 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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