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48 & 48A Alma Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Bl

Granted St Albans 5/2021/1752 Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)

Works: New dwelling Several homes

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Reinstatement of original configuration, combining the two flats into a single family dwelling

As published by the council, reference 5/2021/1752

Application record

Reference
5/2021/1752
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Received
10 Jun 2021
Validated
20 Jun 2021
Decided
7 Jul 2021
Ward
St Peters
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 3BL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jun 2021

    Received by St Albans

  2. 20 Jun 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

  4. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

St Albans granted permission on 7 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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