Planning application
48 & 48A Alma Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Bl
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
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10 Jun 2021
Received by St Albans
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20 Jun 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Jul 2021
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
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31 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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