5 Townsend Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Py
Refused on 8 August 2014
Council decision: DC4 RefusalDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Two storey side extension following demolition of existing garage
- Received
- 31 March 2014
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- ReceivedReceived31 Mar
- ValidatedValidated14 Apr
- Consult.Consultation21 May
- TargetTarget Date21 May
- DecidedDecided8 Aug
Decided in 116 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 5 Townsend Lane Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Py. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 130 days, 11 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 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 2PY
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 April 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 21 May 2014
- Consultation end
- 21 May 2014
- Target decision date
- 21 May 2014
- Application expires
- 8 June 2014
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 30 April 2014
Additional information
- Documents
- 14
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.
- 202628 Sep
T1 Beech - Crown reduction by up to 2m approx, give 4m clearance from building and crown lift over the…
PendingTree works in conservation areaTP/2026/0490 - 201411 Dec
Garage conversion to habitable rooms and infill side and rear extension with three rooflights, replacement…
DC3 Conditional PermissionHouseholder5/2014/3461 - 201428 Aug
Two storey side extension following demolition of existing garage (resubmission following refusal of…
DC3 Conditional PermissionHouseholder5/2014/2458
Source: St Albans
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