Planning application
60 Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Xh
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for Prior Approval - Change of use from Class B1 (offices) to Class C3 (residential) to create nine, one bedroom flats
As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3015
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2017/3015
- Type
- Prior Approval - Office to residential
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: COU Prior approval not required conditions
- Received
- 25 Oct 2017
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2017
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2017
- Ward
- St Peters
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 3XH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Oct 2017
Received by St Albans
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30 Oct 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Dec 2017
Decision issued: COU Prior approval not required conditions
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17 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 19 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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