Planning application
5 The Sparrows Bedford Park Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Rf
Works: Trees 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
Proposed new crossover, alterations to driveway, removal of one tree and associated landscaping
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3069
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/3069
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 11 Oct 2016
- Validated
- 12 Oct 2016
- Decided
- 21 Dec 2016
- Ward
- St Peters
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 3RF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Oct 2016
Received by St Albans
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12 Oct 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Dec 2016
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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9 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 21 December 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 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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