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Wavell House Cell Barnes Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Rd

Granted St Albans 5/2017/3212 Prior Approval - Demolition

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Prior Approval - Demolition

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3212

Application record

Reference
5/2017/3212
Type
Prior Approval - Demolition
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: NCS Prior approval not required
Received
13 Nov 2017
Validated
14 Nov 2017
Decided
11 Dec 2017
Ward
Cunningham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 5RD

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 5/2017/3001 Granted

    Wavell House Cell Barnes Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Rd

    Demolition of existing building and construction of replacement building consisting of 12, one bedroom and 12, two bedroom flats with refuse and storage outbuilding, associated parking, landscaping and alterations to access road

    Decided 9 Jan 2018 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Nov 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 14 Nov 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Dec 2017

    Decision issued: NCS Prior approval not required

  4. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 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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    5/2017/3001 Submitted 22 Oct 2017 50 yards away

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    Granted Full applications New dwelling Demolition 34 docs
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