Planning application
1 Maldon Court Carlton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Tb
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) - Loft conversion with three front and two rear rooflights
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3495
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/3495
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 22 Nov 2016
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2016
- Decided
- 9 Dec 2016
- Ward
- Harpenden East
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 4TB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Nov 2016
Received by St Albans
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28 Nov 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 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
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 9 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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