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391 Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 3Nf

Refused St Albans 5/2016/3487 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion and installation of rooflights

As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3487

Application record

Reference
5/2016/3487
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Refused As published: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused
Received
22 Nov 2016
Validated
30 Nov 2016
Decided
13 Jan 2017
Ward
Harpenden North
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 3NF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Nov 2016

    Received by St Albans

  2. 30 Nov 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Jan 2017

    Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused

  4. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 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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