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98 Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Tg

Refused St Albans 5/2017/2571 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Loft or dormer

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed loft conversion

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/2571

Application record

Reference
5/2017/2571
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Cert of Lawfulness - Refused
Received
10 Sep 2017
Validated
14 Sep 2017
Decided
26 Oct 2017
Ward
St Peters
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 3TG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 14 Sep 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Oct 2017

    Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused

  4. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What this refusal means

St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

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