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1 Alverton Green Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 6Hb

Refused St Albans 5/2017/3256 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Conversion of existing loft space into a habitable room including a rear dormer window and additional rooflights

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3256

Application record

Reference
5/2017/3256
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Refused As published: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused
Received
17 Nov 2017
Validated
27 Nov 2017
Decided
24 Jan 2018
Ward
Batchwood
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 6HB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 27 Nov 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jan 2018

    Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness - Refused

  4. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 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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