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1 Windy Nook Cottages Bower Heath Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ee

Refused St Albans 5/2017/3227 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of single storey rear extension in accordance with the attached plans. Extension to be in facing brickwork to match the existing house with a single pitched roof covered in lead incorporating roof lights

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3227

Application record

Reference
5/2017/3227
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Refused As published: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused
Received
15 Nov 2017
Validated
21 Nov 2017
Decided
19 Dec 2017
Ward
Wheathampstead
Parish
Wheathampstead
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 5EE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Nov 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 21 Nov 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Dec 2017

    Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused

  4. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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