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5 Douglas Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2En

5/2019/2171Non Materials AmendmentPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Non Material Amendment - Installation of two rooflights in the pitched roof in the dining room of planning permission 5/2018/3154 dated 05/03/2019 for Part single, part two storey side and rear and single storey front extension, front bay window and exten

Received
21 August 2019
Decided
13 September 2019 · Non Material Amendment Approve
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harpenden West
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received21 Aug
  2. Validated22 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Aug
  5. Decided13 Sep

Decided in 22 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in St Albans56% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at 5 Douglas Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2En. St Albans has handled 315 applications of this type and approves 62% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 23 days, 5 weeks quicker than St Albans's median. The site is in the Harpenden conservation area. There have been 3 other applications 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
5/2019/2171
Address
5 Douglas Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2En
Postcode
AL5 2EN
Local Authority
St Albans
Application Type
Non Materials Amendment
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Approved
Ward
Harpenden West
Parish
Harpenden Town

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
21 August 2019
Target Decision Date
22 August 2019
Date Decided
13 September 2019
Date Validated
22 August 2019
Date Submitted
21 August 2019
Application Expires
18 September 2019

Planning Decision

Decision
Non Material Amendment Approve
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
27 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
6
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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