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63A Grange Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Lz

Refused St Albans 5/2017/2993 Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)

Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Insertion of rooflights and window at loft level to rear of property

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/2993

Application record

Reference
5/2017/2993
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Received
19 Oct 2017
Validated
13 Nov 2017
Decided
5 Jan 2018
Ward
St Peters
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 5LZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Oct 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 13 Nov 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Jan 2018

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

  4. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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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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