1 Cowper Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Nf
Approved on 17 June 2014
Council decision: DC3 Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Two, semi-detached dwellings with associated parking and landscaping including cycle storage sheds following demolition of existing workshop buildings
- Received
- 23 January 2014
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- ReceivedReceived23 Jan
- ValidatedValidated4 Feb
- Consult.Consultation30 May
- TargetTarget Date30 May
- DecidedDecided17 Jun
Decided in 133 days
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at 1 Cowper Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Nf. St Albans has handled 12,340 applications of this type. This one was decided in 145 days, 13 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in the Harpenden conservation area. There have been 3 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.
Application details
- Postcode
- AL5 5NF
- Application type
- (Minor) Dwellings
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 February 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 30 May 2014
- Consultation end
- 30 May 2014
- Target decision date
- 30 May 2014
- Application expires
- 31 March 2014
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 115 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 19 February 2014
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-3140603
- Documents
- 20
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Harpenden
- 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
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201530 Jan
Discharge of Condition 12 (scheme of investigation) of planning permission 5/2013/1702
Discharge of Condition - ApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2015/0319 - 201429 Sep
Discharge of Condition 13 (geotechnical report) of planning permission 5/13/1702 allowed at appeal dated…
Discharge of Condition - ApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2014/2742 - 201424 Jul
Discharge of Conditions 3 (samples of materials), 3 (hard & soft landscaping) and 12 (scheme of…
Discharge of Condition - PartialDischarge of conditions5/2014/2089
Source: St Albans
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- Goldhawk Lofts LimitedHarpendenLoft ConversionsLoft Bedrooms0.3 mi
- Franks Forestry LtdTree Surgeons0.3 mi
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