The Russell Building Rothamsted Research West Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Jq
Approved on 17 January 2020
Council decision: DC3 Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
New roof plant enclosure and ductwork, replacement of flat roof covering, installation of external lighting, replacement windows, doors and rooflights and associated refurbishments and repairs
- Received
- 30 October 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- ReceivedReceived30 Oct
- ValidatedValidated31 Oct
- Consult.Consultation6 Dec
- TargetTarget Date6 Dec
- DecidedDecided17 Jan
Decided in 78 days
About this application
This is a planning application for window replacement at The Russell Building Rothamsted Research West Common Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 2Jq. St Albans has handled 12,340 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 3 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in the Harpenden conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 197 applications across Harpenden West. We hold 3,774 applications in total for the AL5 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- AL5 2JQ
- Application type
- (Minor) All Other Developments
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 October 2019
- Consultation expiry
- 6 December 2019
- Consultation end
- 6 December 2019
- Target decision date
- 6 December 2019
- Application expires
- 25 December 2019
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 13 November 2019
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-8194713
- Documents
- 39
Site 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.
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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Source: St Albans
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