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63 Catherine Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Bn

Granted St Albans 5/2016/3589 Change of Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from Class A2 to sui generis (massage and nail salon)

As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3589

Application record

Reference
5/2016/3589
Type
Change of Use
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
1 Dec 2016
Validated
3 Jan 2017
Decided
7 Mar 2017
Ward
St Peters
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Central
Postcode
AL3 5BN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Dec 2016

    Received by St Albans

  2. 3 Jan 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Mar 2017

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 7 March 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.

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