Planning application
Wavell House Cell Barnes Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Rd
Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
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
- Granted As published: 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
Site history
Applications at this address on the St Albans register
This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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5/2017/3212 Granted
Wavell House Cell Barnes Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Rd
Prior Approval - Demolition
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2017
Received by St Albans
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2 Nov 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jan 2018
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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17 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
34 documents on file for this application
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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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