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20 Newton Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Sp

5/2018/0036Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)Permitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Conversion of remainder of garage to habitable accommodation

Received
5 January 2018
Decided
9 February 2018 · Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harpenden South
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated8 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Jan
  5. Decided9 Feb

Decided in 32 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in St Albans71% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application for a garage at 20 Newton Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Sp. St Albans has handled 903 applications of this type and approves 73% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than St Albans's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across Harpenden South. We hold 3,700 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
5/2018/0036
Address
20 Newton Close Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 1Sp
Postcode
AL5 1SP
Local Authority
St Albans
Application Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Approved
Ward
Harpenden South
Parish
Harpenden Town

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 January 2018
Target Decision Date
8 January 2018
Date Decided
9 February 2018
Date Validated
8 January 2018
Date Submitted
5 January 2018
Application Expires
4 March 2018

Planning Decision

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

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
6
Coordinates
51.802086, -0.335288
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: St Albans

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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.

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