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16 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Es

Granted St Albans 5/2016/3696 Householder

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

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

Two storey rear and single storey side and front extensions, loft conversion with front and rear rooflights and alterations to openings

As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3696

Application record

Reference
5/2016/3696
Type
Householder
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
9 Dec 2016
Validated
12 Dec 2016
Decided
31 Jan 2017
Ward
Ashley
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 0ES

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Dec 2016

    Received by St Albans

  2. 12 Dec 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Jan 2017

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 31 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 householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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