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4 Driftwood Avenue Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3De

Granted St Albans 5/2017/3014 Prior Notification Householder

Works: Extension Small domestic

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

Proposal

Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 6m depth x 3m height x 3m in height to the eaves

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3014

Application record

Reference
5/2017/3014
Type
Prior Notification Householder
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: NCS Prior approval required and given
Received
24 Oct 2017
Validated
24 Oct 2017
Decided
5 Dec 2017
Ward
St Stephen
Parish
St Stephen
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL2 3DE

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2017/3468 Granted

    4 Driftwood Avenue Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3De

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Erection of a 6m single storey rear extension

    Decided 21 Dec 2017 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Oct 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 5 Dec 2017

    Decision issued: NCS Prior approval required and given

  3. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 5 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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