Planning application
5 Connaught Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Rx
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) - Loft conversion with dormer window to rear elevation and addition of rooflights to front elevation
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/3732
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/3732
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 13 Dec 2016
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2016
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2017
- Ward
- Batchwood
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL3 5RX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Dec 2016
Received by St Albans
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16 Dec 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jan 2017
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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4 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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St Albans granted permission on 9 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 lawful development applications
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