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140 Folly Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Jq

Granted St Albans 5/2017/2955 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) - Loft conversion, rear dormer extension, installation of rooflights to the front roof slope and erection of a single storey rear extension

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/2955

Application record

Reference
5/2017/2955
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
17 Oct 2017
Validated
25 Oct 2017
Decided
11 Dec 2017
Ward
Batchwood
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 5JQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Oct 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 25 Oct 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Dec 2017

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 11 December 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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