36 College Close Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8DJ
Refused on 9 July 2020
Council decision: Refuse Permission/ConsentDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed conversion of existing garage into habitable use, single storey front and side extension,removal of chimney & new detached garage with crossover.
- Received
- 28 May 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Ward
- Watling
- Agent
- SMB Design Services
- ReceivedReceived28 May
- ValidatedValidated28 May
- Consult.Consultation19 Jun
- TargetTarget Date9 Jul
- DecidedDecided9 Jul
Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a side extension at 36 College Close Flamstead St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 8DJ. Dacorum has handled 3,053 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Dacorum's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Watling. We hold 2,255 applications in total for the AL3 postcode area.
92% of full applications at Dacorum Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- AL3 8DJ
- Application type
- Full Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Flamstead Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 May 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 22 June 2020
- Consultation start
- 29 May 2020
- Consultation end
- 19 June 2020
- Neighbour consultation start
- 29 May 2020
- Neighbour consultation end
- 19 June 2020
- Last date for comments
- 22 June 2020
- Target decision date
- 9 July 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- SMB Design Services
- Agent address
- 82 Pickford Road Markyate AL3 8RW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 1 June 2020
- Site notice end
- 22 June 2020
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Dacorum
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Dacorum
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