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Wavell House Cell Barnes Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Rd

Granted St Albans 5/2017/3001 Smale Scale Major - Dwellings

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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

Proposal

Demolition of existing building and construction of replacement building consisting of 12, one bedroom and 12, two bedroom flats with refuse and storage outbuilding, associated parking, landscaping and alterations to access road

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3001

Application record

Reference
5/2017/3001
Type
Smale Scale Major - Dwellings
Status
Approved
Decision
DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
22 Oct 2017
Validated
2 Nov 2017
Decided
9 Jan 2018
Ward
Cunningham
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Referral
Postcode
AL1 5RD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Oct 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 2 Nov 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Jan 2018

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

34 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 9 January 2018, 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.

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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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