23 Fairmead Avenue Harpenden Al5 5Ud

5/2000/1973Full Planning Application (pre-2009)Approved

Full

Approved on 1 December 2000

Council decision: DC3 Conditional Permission

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Rear dormer window

Received: 27 September 2000
Council: St Albans City and District Council
Ward: Harpenden West

ReceivedReceived27 Sep
ValidatedValidated27 Sep
Consult.Consultation6 Nov
TargetTarget Date6 Nov
DecidedDecided1 Dec

Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 23 Fairmead Avenue Harpenden Al5 5Ud. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than St Albans's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 197 applications across Harpenden West. We hold 3,774 applications in total for the AL5 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: AL5 5UD
Application type: Full Planning Application (pre-2009)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Harpenden Town

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 September 2000
Consultation expiry: 6 November 2000
Consultation end: 6 November 2000
Target decision date: 6 November 2000
Committee meeting: 30 November 2000
Decision issued: 6 December 2000
Application expires: 21 November 2000

Planning decision

Statutory period: 55 days

Additional information

Documents: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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Source: St Albans

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