Planning application
48 The Hill Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Ps
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Prior Approval - Change of use from Class B1 (offices) to Class C3 (residential) to three dwellings
As published by the council, reference 5/2017/2798
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2017/2798
- Type
- Prior Approval - Office to residential
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: COU Prior approval required and refused
- Received
- 4 Oct 2017
- Validated
- 5 Oct 2017
- Decided
- 30 Nov 2017
- Ward
- Wheathampstead
- Parish
- Wheathampstead
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL4 8PS
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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5/2017/3623 Granted
48 The Hill Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Ps
Prior Approval - Change of use from Class B1 (offices) to Class C3 (residential) to create three dwellings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Oct 2017
Received by St Albans
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5 Oct 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Nov 2017
Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and refused
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31 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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About prior approval applications
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