Planning application
45 Grosvenor Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Aw
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval - Change of use from Class B1a (offices) to class C3 (residential) to create 83 apartments
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3585
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/3585
- Type
- Prior Approval - Office to residential
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: COU Prior approval required and given
- Received
- 1 Dec 2016
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2016
- Decided
- 26 Jan 2017
- Ward
- St Peters
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 3AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 2016
Received by St Albans
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2 Dec 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jan 2017
Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and given
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4 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 26 January 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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