22 Leyton Road Harpenden Al5 2Hu
Approved on 22 October 2007
Council decision: DC3 Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Change of use from Class C1 (guesthouse) to Class C3 (single six bedroom dwelling)
- Received
- 28 August 2007
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- ReceivedReceived28 Aug
- ValidatedValidated28 Aug
- Consult.Consultation8 Oct
- TargetTarget Date8 Oct
- DecidedDecided22 Oct
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 22 Leyton Road Harpenden Al5 2Hu. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Harpenden conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications 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 2HU
- Application type
- Full Planning Application (pre-2009)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 August 2007
- Consultation expiry
- 8 October 2007
- Consultation end
- 8 October 2007
- Target decision date
- 8 October 2007
- Committee meeting
- 22 October 2007
- Decision issued
- 23 October 2007
- Application expires
- 23 October 2007
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 12 September 2007
Additional information
- Documents
- 2
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Harpenden
- Listed building: 21 Leyton Road HarpendenOn or next to this site
- 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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20098 Jan
Display of one non illuminated fascia sign and one non illuminated free standing sign (resubmission following…
AC3 Advert - Extra ConditionsAdvertisement consent5/2009/0020 - 20084 Nov
Display of two non illuminated fascia signs and one non illuminated free standing sign
RefusedAdvertisement consent5/2008/2525 - 200827 Oct
Discharge of Conditions 2 (details of window openings) and 3 (car parking) of planning permission 5/04/1376…
Discharge of Condition - ApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2008/2476 - 200824 Oct
Ground floor change of use from living accommodation to restaurant with associated internal alterations
WithdrawnWithdrawn (pre-2009)5/2008/2453
Source: St Albans
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