Planning application
98 Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Tg
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
- Refused As published: 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
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10 Sep 2017
Received by St Albans
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14 Sep 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Oct 2017
Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused
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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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