Former Blue Arrow House 83 Camp Road St. Albans Al1 5Ua

5/2001/2197Full Planning Application (pre-2009)Approved

Full

Approved on 10 January 2003

Council decision: DC3 Conditional Permission

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

Proposal

Demolition of office block and erection of building containing 56 apartments and office space

Received: 15 November 2001
Council: St Albans City and District Council
Ward: Ashley

ReceivedReceived15 Nov
ValidatedValidated15 Nov
Consult.Consultation7 Jan
TargetTarget Date7 Jan
DecidedDecided10 Jan

Decided in 421 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Former Blue Arrow House 83 Camp Road St. Albans Al1 5Ua. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 421 days, 52 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. 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 5UA
Application type: Full Planning Application (pre-2009)
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 56

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 November 2001
Consultation expiry: 7 January 2002
Consultation end: 7 January 2002
Target decision date: 7 January 2002
Committee meeting: 18 March 2002
Decision issued: 15 January 2003
Application expires: 9 January 2002

Planning decision

Statutory period: 55 days

Additional information

Documents: 2

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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