3, Dorcas Court Old London Road St. Albans Al1 1Pw

5/2001/1847Full Planning Application (pre-2009)Approved

Full

Approved on 5 December 2001

Council decision: DC3 Conditional Permission

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

Proposal

Conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation

Received: 24 September 2001
Council: St Albans City and District Council
Ward: Sopwell

ReceivedReceived24 Sep
ValidatedValidated24 Sep
Consult.Consultation5 Nov
TargetTarget Date5 Nov
DecidedDecided5 Dec

Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 3, Dorcas Court Old London Road St. Albans Al1 1Pw. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days, 2 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in the St Albans conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 76 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 1PW
Application type: Full Planning Application (pre-2009)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 September 2001
Consultation expiry: 5 November 2001
Consultation end: 5 November 2001
Target decision date: 5 November 2001
Committee meeting: 3 December 2001
Decision issued: 7 December 2001
Application expires: 18 November 2001

Planning decision

Statutory period: 55 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 24 October 2001

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.

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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Source: St Albans

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