Planning application
Unit C Batford Mill Lower Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Bz
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use to Sui Generis for use as a canine creche facility (resubmission following withdrawal of 5/2017/2418)
As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3230
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2017/3230
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: DC3 Conditional Permission
- Received
- 15 Nov 2017
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2017
- Decided
- 15 Jan 2018
- Ward
- Harpenden East
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 5BZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Nov 2017
Received by St Albans
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21 Nov 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jan 2018
Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission
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23 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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