Planning application
Unit 2 St Peters House 45 Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Wz
Works: New dwelling 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
Application for Prior Approval - Change of use from Class B1 (offices) to Class C3 (residential) to create 27 flats
As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3081
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2017/3081
- Type
- Prior Approval - Office to residential
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: COU Prior approval required and given
- Received
- 2 Nov 2017
- Validated
- 3 Nov 2017
- Decided
- 11 Dec 2017
- Ward
- St Peters
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 3WZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Nov 2017
Received by St Albans
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3 Nov 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Dec 2017
Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and given
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17 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 11 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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