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1 Marlborough Park Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Nl

Granted St Albans 5/2017/3622 Prior Approval - Office to residential

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

Proposal

Application for Prior Approval - Change of use from Class B1 (offices) to Class C3 (residential) to create two, one bedroom and two, two bedroom dwellings

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3622

Application record

Reference
5/2017/3622
Type
Prior Approval - Office to residential
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: NCS Prior approval required and given
Received
20 Dec 2017
Validated
21 Dec 2017
Decided
13 Feb 2018
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 1NL

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 5/2017/2610 Refused

    1 Marlborough Park Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Nl

    Application for Prior Approval - Change of use from Class B1 (offices) to Class C3 (residential) to create two, one bedroom and two, two bedroom dwellings

    Decided 16 Nov 2017 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 21 Dec 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Feb 2018

    Decision issued: NCS Prior approval required and given

  4. 11 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 13 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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