1 Approach Road St. Albans Al1 1Sp
Refused on 3 November 2000
Council decision: DC4 Refusal
Proposal
Four storey rear extension comprising ground floor extension to restaurant and three storey extension to provide three self contained studio flats
- Received
- 5 September 2000
- Ward
- Sopwell
- ReceivedReceived5 Sep
- ValidatedValidated11 Sep
- Consult.Consultation23 Oct
- TargetTarget Date23 Oct
- DecidedDecided3 Nov
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 1 Approach Road St. Albans Al1 1Sp. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in the St Albans conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Sopwell. We hold 3,222 applications in total for the AL1 postcode area.
86% of full applications at St Albans City and District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- AL1 1SP
- Application type
- Full Planning Application (pre-2009)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 September 2000
- Consultation expiry
- 23 October 2000
- Consultation end
- 23 October 2000
- Target decision date
- 23 October 2000
- Committee meeting
- 3 November 2000
- Decision issued
- 10 November 2000
- Application expires
- 5 November 2000
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 28 September 2000
Additional information
- Documents
- 1
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: St Albans - Alma Road and Priory Park
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 200818 Jan
Demolition of existing building
RefusedConservation Area5/2008/0159 - 200818 Jan
Demolition of existing building and erection of one, two bedroom dwelling and five, two bedroom and two, one…
RefusedDwellings (pre-2009)5/2008/0158 - 200218 Jun
Change of use from restaurant (Class A3) to residential (Class C3) with four storey rear extension, plus…
RefusedFull Planning Application (pre-2009)5/2002/1308 - 200121 Feb
Three storey side extension comprising ground floor extension to restaurant and two storey extension to…
RefusedFull Planning Application (pre-2009)5/2001/0303
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