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48 The Hill Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Ps

Granted St Albans 5/2017/3623 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 (offices) to Class C3 (residential) to create three dwellings

As published by the council, reference 5/2017/3623

Application record

Reference
5/2017/3623
Type
Prior Approval - Office to residential
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: COU Prior approval not required conditions
Received
20 Dec 2017
Validated
22 Dec 2017
Decided
13 Feb 2018
Ward
Wheathampstead
Parish
Wheathampstead
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL4 8PS

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

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

  • 5/2017/2798 Refused

    48 The Hill Wheathampstead Hertfordshire Al4 8Ps

    Prior Approval - Change of use from Class B1 (offices) to Class C3 (residential) to three dwellings

    Decided 30 Nov 2017 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2017

    Received by St Albans

  2. 22 Dec 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Feb 2018

    Decision issued: COU Prior approval not required conditions

  4. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 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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