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40 Topstreet Way Harpenden Al5 5Tt

5/2007/1643Full Planning Application (pre-2009)Pending Decision
Full

Proposal

Conversion of garage into habitable room and single storey rear extension

Received
3 July 2007
Decided
21 August 2007 · DC3 Conditional Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harpenden West
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received3 Jul
  2. Validated3 Jul
  3. Consult.6 Aug
  4. Target6 Aug
  5. Decided21 Aug

Decided in 49 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in St Albans86% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 40 Topstreet Way Harpenden Al5 5Tt. St Albans has handled 3,891 applications of this type and approves 78% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 49 days, 2 weeks quicker than St Albans's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 197 applications across Harpenden West. We hold 3,635 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
5/2007/1643
Address
40 Topstreet Way Harpenden Al5 5Tt
Postcode
AL5 5TT
Local Authority
St Albans
Application Type
Full Planning Application (pre-2009)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Approved
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
3 July 2007
Consultation Expiry
6 August 2007
Target Decision Date
6 August 2007
Date Decided
21 August 2007
Date Validated
3 July 2007
Date Submitted
3 July 2007
Consultation End
6 August 2007
Application Expires
28 August 2007
Committee Meeting
21 August 2007
Decision Issued
23 August 2007

Planning Decision

Decision
DC3 Conditional Permission
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
2
Coordinates
51.810772, -0.345398
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: St Albans

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Planning constraints

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.

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