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7 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ep

Granted St Albans 5/2016/3704 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Conversion of loft space, construction of rear box dormer window and insertion of three rooflights to front elevation roof slope

As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3704

Application record

Reference
5/2016/3704
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
12 Dec 2016
Validated
15 Dec 2016
Decided
3 Feb 2017
Ward
Ashley
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 0EP

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2016/3703 Granted

    7 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ep

    Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension

    Decided 24 Feb 2017 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Dec 2016

    Received by St Albans

  2. 15 Dec 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Feb 2017

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 3 February 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 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.

Nearby applications

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  • 1 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ep

    5/2026/0966 Submitted 14 May 2026 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer and three rooflights to front

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 16 docs

  • 7 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Ep

    5/2016/3703 Submitted 12 Dec 2016 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension

    Granted Householder Extension Demolition 9 docs
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  • 20 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Es

    5/2021/1245 Submitted 26 Apr 2021 100 yards away

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  • 16 Chestnut Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Es

    5/2016/3696 Submitted 9 Dec 2016 100 yards away

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

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 9 docs
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    5/2026/1449 Submitted 31 Jul 2026 100 yards away

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    5/2016/3615 Submitted 5 Dec 2016 150 yards away

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