53-55 High Street Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Sl

1. 23 Jun 2016

   Received by St Albans

2. 20 Jul 2016

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 13 Sep 2016

   Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

4. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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