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15 Topstreet Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Tu

5/2015/0632HouseholderApproved

Approved on 21 April 2015

Council decision: DC3 Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Single storey front extensions, raising of roof to provide habitable roof space with front gable and rooflights and three rear dormer windows, garage conversion to habitable accommodation, addition of pitched roofs to existing flat roof front projection a

Received
26 February 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harpenden West
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target3 Apr
  5. Decided21 Apr

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 15 Topstreet Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Tu. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There have been 4 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 5TU
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Harpenden Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2015
Consultation expiry
3 April 2015
Consultation end
3 April 2015
Target decision date
3 April 2015
Application expires
23 April 2015

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2015
    24 Jun

    Non-Material Amendment - Change of external finish to smooth painted render for whole of property to planning…

    RefusedNon-material amendmentAmendment5/2015/1869
  2. 2015
    26 Feb

    Single storey front extensions, raising of roof to provide habitable roof space with front gable and…

    This applicationDC3 Conditional PermissionFull5/2015/0632

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