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63 Chesterton Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Su

Granted St Albans 5/2021/1641 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: Extension Small domestic

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of a front porch

As published by the council, reference 5/2021/1641

Application record

Reference
5/2021/1641
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
31 May 2021
Validated
1 Jun 2021
Decided
26 Jul 2021
Ward
Harpenden East
Parish
Harpenden Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL5 5SU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 May 2021

    Received by St Albans

  2. 1 Jun 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 26 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 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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