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Woodland Court Soothouse Spring St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Nr

Granted St Albans 5/2017/3086 Smale Scale Major - Dwellings

Works: New dwelling Extension Loft or dormer Major scheme

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

Proposal

Hip to gable roof extension to all sides to create eight, one bedroom flats and two, two bedroom flats and insertion of new openings including juliet balconies to front and rear

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3086

Application record

Reference
5/2017/3086
Type
Smale Scale Major - Dwellings
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
2 Nov 2017
Validated
6 Nov 2017
Decided
2 Aug 2018
Ward
Marshalswick South
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 6NR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Nov 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 6 Nov 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2018

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

31 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 2 August 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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