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11C Douglas Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2En

5/2019/1766HouseholderPending Decision

Proposal

Part single, part two storey front and single story rear extensions, garage conversion to habitable accommodation, addition of rooflights and alterations to openings (amendment to planning permission 5/2018/2868 dated 04/01/2019)

Received
8 July 2019
Decided
2 September 2019 · DC3 Conditional Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harpenden West
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received8 Jul
  2. Validated9 Jul
  3. Consult.16 Aug
  4. Target16 Aug
  5. Decided2 Sep

Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in St Albans86% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a garage at 11C Douglas Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2En. St Albans has handled 3,891 applications of this type and approves 78% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 8 days quicker than St Albans's median. The site is in the Harpenden conservation area. 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
5/2019/1766
Address
11C Douglas Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2En
Postcode
AL5 2EN
Local Authority
St Albans
Application Type
Householder
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Approved
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
8 July 2019
Consultation Expiry
16 August 2019
Target Decision Date
16 August 2019
Date Decided
2 September 2019
Date Validated
9 July 2019
Date Submitted
8 July 2019
Consultation End
16 August 2019
Application Expires
2 September 2019

Planning Decision

Decision
DC3 Conditional Permission
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
55 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
24 July 2019

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-7991078
Documents
9
Coordinates
51.820744, -0.362822
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.

  • 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.

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