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Clare Lodge 41 Hollybush Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Ay

Granted St Albans 5/2017/3480 Prior Approval - Office to residential

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior Approval - Change of use from Class B1(a)(office) to Class C3 (residential) to create one dwelling

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3480

Application record

Reference
5/2017/3480
Type
Prior Approval - Office to residential
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: COU Prior approval required and given
Received
6 Dec 2017
Validated
13 Dec 2017
Decided
6 Feb 2018
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 4AY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Dec 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 13 Dec 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Feb 2018

    Decision issued: COU Prior approval required and given

  4. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 6 February 2018, 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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