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Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Al5 4Qp

5/2008/2849County CouncilPending Decision

Proposal

Erection of a classroom block to accommodate three classrooms and associated stores, extension to allow a fourth classroom, new wood store and extension to existing science building

Received
22 December 2008
Decided
30 April 2009 · DC3 Conditional Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harpenden East
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated22 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Dec
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 129 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in St Albans87% of applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a planning application for an extension at Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Al5 4Qp. St Albans has handled 58 applications of this type and approves 79% of them, typically deciding them in 65 days. This one was decided in 129 days, 9 weeks longer than St Albans's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Harpenden East. We hold 3,700 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
5/2008/2849
Address
Sir John Lawes School Manland Way Harpenden Al5 4Qp
Postcode
AL5 4QP
Local Authority
St Albans
Application Type
County Council
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Approved
Ward
Harpenden East
Parish
Harpenden Town

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
22 December 2008
Target Decision Date
22 December 2008
Date Decided
30 April 2009
Date Validated
22 December 2008
Date Submitted
22 December 2008
Application Expires
15 February 2009
Committee Meeting
9 February 2009

Planning Decision

Decision
DC3 Conditional Permission
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
55 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
2
Coordinates
51.822674, -0.345940
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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