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128A Southdown Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Pu

Decided St Albans 5/2020/2968 (Minor) All Other Developments

Works: Loft or dormer

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Loft conversion with rear rooflights (part retrospective)

As published by the council, reference 5/2020/2968

Application record

Reference
5/2020/2968
Type
(Minor) All Other Developments
Status
Approved
Decision
DC3 Conditional Permission
Received
9 Dec 2020
Validated
19 Jan 2021
Decided
4 Jul 2021
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 1PU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Dec 2020

    Received by St Albans

  2. 19 Jan 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: DC3 Conditional Permission

  4. 31 Aug 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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After the decision

The process from here

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

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This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that St Albans is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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