Planning application
7 Lynton Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Pd
Works: Extension Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Attic loft dormer extension
As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3138
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2017/3138
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 8 Nov 2017
- Validated
- 9 Nov 2017
- Decided
- 21 Dec 2017
- Ward
- Cunningham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 5PD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Nov 2017
Received by St Albans
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9 Nov 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Dec 2017
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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17 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 21 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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