Planning application
72 Woodstock Road South St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Qh
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Conversion of loft to habitable space including rear dormer and two rooflights to front roof slope
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3443
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/3443
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 17 Nov 2016
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2016
- Decided
- 6 Dec 2016
- Ward
- Clarence
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 4QH
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2016/3442 Granted
72 Woodstock Road South St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Qh
Single storey side and rear extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2016
Received by St Albans
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21 Nov 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Dec 2016
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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11 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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St Albans granted permission on 6 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 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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