Planning application
46 Cavendish Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Ee
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Loft conversion including rear dormer and insertion of rooflight to front elevation of existing roof
As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3170
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2017/3170
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 9 Nov 2017
- Validated
- 15 Nov 2017
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2018
- Ward
- Clarence
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL1 5EE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Nov 2017
Received by St Albans
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15 Nov 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jan 2018
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
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 9 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.
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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