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16 Potters Field St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Lj

Granted St Albans 5/2017/2950 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension with pitched roof containing two roof lights

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/2950

Application record

Reference
5/2017/2950
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
17 Oct 2017
Validated
18 Oct 2017
Decided
24 Nov 2017
Ward
Marshalswick South
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 6LJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Oct 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 18 Oct 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Nov 2017

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What 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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