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49-51 Brewhouse Hill Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8An

Granted St Albans 5/2016/3705 Prior Approval - Office to residential

Works: New dwelling 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

Prior Approval - Change of Use from Class B1a (offices) to Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to create four residential flats

As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3705

Application record

Reference
5/2016/3705
Type
Prior Approval - Office to residential
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: COU Prior approval not required conditions
Received
12 Dec 2016
Validated
13 Dec 2016
Decided
3 Feb 2017
Ward
Wheathampstead
Parish
Wheathampstead
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 8AN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Dec 2016

    Received by St Albans

  2. 13 Dec 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Feb 2017

    Decision issued: COU Prior approval not required conditions

  4. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 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 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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