Planning application
The Lodge The Laurels Lye Lane Bricket Wood Hertfordshire Al2 3Te
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Residential occupation of The Lodge as a Class C3 dwelling (resubmission following refusal of 5/2017/2063)
As published by the council, reference 5/2017/2812
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2017/2812
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 5 Oct 2017
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2017
- Decided
- 24 Nov 2017
- Ward
- St Stephen
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL2 3TE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Oct 2017
Received by St Albans
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8 Oct 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Nov 2017
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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31 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 24 November 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
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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