Planning application
4 Driftwood Avenue Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3De
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Erection of a 6m single storey rear extension
As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3468
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2017/3468
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
- Received
- 6 Dec 2017
- Validated
- 7 Dec 2017
- Decided
- 21 Dec 2017
- Ward
- St Stephen
- Parish
- St Stephen
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL2 3DE
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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5/2017/3014 Granted
4 Driftwood Avenue Chiswell Green St Albans Hertfordshire Al2 3De
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 6m depth x 3m height x 3m in height to the eaves
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Dec 2017
Received by St Albans
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7 Dec 2017
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Dec 2017
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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4 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
St Albans granted permission on 21 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 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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