Planning application
Wavell House Cell Barnes Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 5Rd
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Nov 2017
Received by St Albans
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14 Nov 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Dec 2017
Decision issued: NCS Prior approval not required
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23 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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