Planning application
138-144 Lower Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ha
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Advertisement consent - Display of two internally illuminated and two non-illuminated fascia signs, one internally illuminated logo, one internally illuminated projecting sign and one non-illuminated wall mounted aluminium panel
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3077
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/3077
- Type
- Advert
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Partial Express Consent
- Received
- 11 Oct 2016
- Validated
- 20 Dec 2016
- Decided
- 10 Feb 2017
- Ward
- Harpenden East
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 5HA
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 3 applications since 2016: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2017/2949 Granted
138-144 Lower Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ha
Conversion of existing garage to plant room, replacement outbuilding with associated service runs, new shopfront with replacement customer entrance and new goods entrance, associated ramps and handrails (resubmission following refusal of 5/2017/1712)
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5/2016/3601 Decided
138-144 Lower Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ha
New shopfront with replacement customer entrance and new goods entrance, associated ramps and handrails
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Oct 2016
Received by St Albans
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20 Dec 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Feb 2017
Decision issued: Partial Express Consent
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30 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 10 February 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 advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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