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Proposed Telecommunications Site Opposite Smallford Works Smallford Lane Smallford St Albans Hertfordshire

Granted St Albans 5/2021/1538 Prior Approval - Determination

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

Proposal

Prior notification - Proposed 20m Phase 8 monopole C/W wraparound cabinet at base and associated ancillary works

As published by the council, reference 5/2021/1538

Application record

Reference
5/2021/1538
Type
Prior Approval - Determination
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval is given
Received
20 May 2021
Validated
20 May 2021
Decided
13 Jul 2021
Ward
Colney Heath
Parish
Colney Heath
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 May 2021

    Received by St Albans

  2. 13 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval is given

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 13 July 2021, 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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