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31 Topstreet Way Harpenden Al5 5Tu

5/2008/1943HouseholderApproved

Approved on 26 September 2008

Council decision: DC3 Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Single storey front and part single, part two storey rear extensions, rear dormer window and alterations to openings

Received
13 August 2008
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harpenden West
  1. Received13 Aug
  2. Validated13 Aug
  3. Consult.15 Sep
  4. Target15 Sep
  5. Decided26 Sep

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 31 Topstreet Way Harpenden Al5 5Tu. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 196 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 5TU
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Harpenden Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 August 2008
Consultation expiry
15 September 2008
Consultation end
15 September 2008
Target decision date
15 September 2008
Committee meeting
26 September 2008
Decision issued
30 September 2008
Application expires
8 October 2008

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.

  • 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.

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.

Source: St Albans

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