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25 Townsend Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Bg

Refused St Albans 5/2021/1605 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Windows or glazing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Removal of existing side windows and door and part brickwork to allow the installation of a new larger side window and doors, new fixed glazed window to the rear elevation

As published by the council, reference 5/2021/1605

Application record

Reference
5/2021/1605
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Refused
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Received
27 May 2021
Validated
31 May 2021
Decided
13 Jul 2021
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 4BG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 May 2021

    Received by St Albans

  2. 31 May 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Refused

  4. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St Albans refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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