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45 Grosvenor Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Aw

Granted St Albans 5/2016/3585 Prior Approval - Office to residential

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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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

  1. 1 Dec 2016

    Received by St Albans

  2. 2 Dec 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jan 2017

    Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and given

  4. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

24 documents on file for this application

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What 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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