Planning application
31 Spencer Street St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Eh
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Class B1 (office) to Class C3 (residential) to create one, two bedroom flat
As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3132
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2017/3132
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 3 Nov 2017
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2017
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2018
- Ward
- St Peters
- Parish
- Central St Albans
- Decision by
- Central
- Postcode
- AL3 5EH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2017
Received by St Albans
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6 Nov 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Jan 2018
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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17 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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St Albans granted permission on 16 January 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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