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Unit 2 St Peters House 45 Victoria Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Wz

Granted St Albans 5/2017/3081 Prior Approval - Office to residential

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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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
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

  1. 2 Nov 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 3 Nov 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Dec 2017

    Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and given

  4. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What 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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