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36 Topstreet Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Tt

5/2014/2951Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)Permitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Hip to gable loft extension and conversion with rear dormer windows and side rooflights

Received
20 October 2014
Decided
17 December 2014 · Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harpenden West
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated23 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 Oct
  5. Decided17 Dec

Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in St Albans70% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a dormer extension at 36 Topstreet Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Tt. St Albans has handled 880 applications of this type and approves 73% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. This one was decided in 58 days, 4 days longer than St Albans's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 197 applications across Harpenden West. We hold 3,635 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
5/2014/2951
Address
36 Topstreet Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Tt
Postcode
AL5 5TT
Local Authority
St Albans
Application Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Approved
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
20 October 2014
Target Decision Date
23 October 2014
Date Decided
17 December 2014
Date Validated
23 October 2014
Date Submitted
20 October 2014
Application Expires
17 December 2014

Planning Decision

Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
55 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-3739590
Documents
11
Coordinates
51.810772, -0.345398
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: St Albans

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Associated applications

  1. 2014
    20 Oct

    Part single, part two storey and single storey side extension following removal of existing garage and car…

    DC3 Conditional PermissionHouseholderFiled alongside5/2014/2950
  2. 2014
    20 Oct

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Hip to gable loft extension and conversion with rear dormer windows…

    This applicationApprovedOutline5/2014/2951

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.

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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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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