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12 Willoughby Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Pf

Refused St Albans 5/2016/3091 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Extension Windows or glazing Small domestic

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear and side extension (prior approval given 5/2016/2391 dated 29/09/2016), insertion of skylight and french doors to existing extension

As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3091

Application record

Reference
5/2016/3091
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Cert of Lawfulness - Refused
Received
12 Oct 2016
Validated
13 Oct 2016
Decided
8 Dec 2016
Ward
Harpenden North
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 4PF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Oct 2016

    Received by St Albans

  2. 13 Oct 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Dec 2016

    Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused

  4. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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