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Highfield Clinic Highfield Lane Tyttenhanger St Albans Al4 0Rj

5/2003/1573Full Planning Application (pre-2009)Approved
Full

Approved on 29 August 2003

Council decision: DC3 Conditional Permission

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

Proposal

Erection of 14 apartments

Received
21 July 2003
Ward
Colney Heath
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.11 Aug
  4. Target11 Aug
  5. Decided29 Aug

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Highfield Clinic Highfield Lane Tyttenhanger St Albans Al4 0Rj. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Colney Heath. We hold 2,081 applications in total for the AL4 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
AL4 0RJ
Application type
Full Planning Application (pre-2009)
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
14
Parish
Colney Heath

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 July 2003
Consultation expiry
11 August 2003
Consultation end
11 August 2003
Target decision date
11 August 2003
Committee meeting
18 August 2003
Decision issued
2 September 2003
Application expires
15 September 2003

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 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.

  • Green belt: St Albans
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2003
    2 Apr

    Extension and conversion of existing building to 12 residential flats

    WithdrawnFull Planning Application (pre-2009)5/2003/0707
  2. 2002
    2 Oct

    Two storey extensions and conversion to 14 residential flats

    RefusedFull Planning Application (pre-2009)5/2002/1959
  3. 2002
    28 Aug

    Redevelopment of existing to 14 residential flats (outline)

    RefusedFull Planning Application (pre-2009)5/2002/1797
  4. 2002
    2 Aug

    Two storey extensions and conversion to 14 residential flats

    ApprovedFull Planning Application (pre-2009)5/2002/1578
  5. 2002
    26 Jun

    Redevelopment of existing to 14 residential flats (outline)

    ApprovedFull Planning Application (pre-2009)5/2002/1319
  6. 2002
    24 Jun

    Extension (renewal of planning permission 5/97/0914)

    DC3 Conditional PermissionFull Planning Application (pre-2009)5/2002/1293

Source: St Albans

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