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86 Highfield Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Rl

5/2013/2691HouseholderApproved

Approved on 25 November 2013

Council decision: DC3 Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Part single, part two storey side extension and alterations to openings

Received
2 October 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Colney Heath
  1. Received2 Oct
  2. Validated3 Oct
  3. Consult.1 Nov
  4. Target1 Nov
  5. Decided25 Nov

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at 86 Highfield Lane St Albans Hertfordshire Al4 0Rl. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There are no previous applications recorded 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 0RL
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Colney Heath

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 October 2013
Consultation expiry
1 November 2013
Consultation end
1 November 2013
Target decision date
1 November 2013
Application expires
27 November 2013

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-2926993
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2015
    23 Feb

    Non Material Amendment-Reduction in size of single storey side extension of planning permission 5/2013/2691

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment5/2015/0568
  2. 2013
    2 Oct

    Part single, part two storey side extension and alterations to openings

    This applicationDC3 Conditional PermissionFull5/2013/2691

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    10 Nov

    Prior approval - Change of use of 5 agricultural buildings into 7 residential dwellings (Class C3 Use) along…

    WithdrawnWithdrawn5/2025/2059
  2. 2025
    23 Apr

    Prior approval - Change of use of 5 agricultural buildings into 7 residential dwellings (Class C3 Use) along…

    WithdrawnWithdrawn5/2025/0834
  3. 2023
    4 Oct

    Prior Approval - New agricultural grain store building for storing combinable crops

    ApprovedAgricultural Building5/2023/2049
  4. 2023
    7 Jun

    Prior Approval - Agricultural storage building for storing commodities and machinery

    ApprovedAgricultural Building5/2023/1208
  5. 2021
    15 Sep

    Prior Approval - Change of use of agricultural barn to a flexible use

    ApprovedOutline5/2021/2631
  6. 2014
    1 Dec

    Prior Approval - Construction of agricultural barn

    ApprovedAgricultural Building5/2014/3358

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