4 West Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Rd
Approved on 31 May 2023
Council decision: DC3 Conditional Permission
Proposal
Construction of a boundary fence (retrospective)
- Received
- 21 March 2023
- Ward
- Harpenden East
- ReceivedReceived21 Mar
- ValidatedValidated22 Mar
- Consult.Consultation5 May
- TargetTarget Date5 May
- DecidedDecided31 May
Decided in 70 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 4 West Way Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 4Rd. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than St Albans's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Harpenden East. 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 4RD
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 March 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 6 May 2023
- Consultation end
- 5 May 2023
- Target decision date
- 5 May 2023
- Application expires
- 16 May 2023
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 13 April 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12032122
- Documents
- 11
Site 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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20149 Oct
Discharge of Conditions7 (landscape design proposals) & 8 (soft landscape works) of planning permission…
Discharge of Condition - ApprovedDischarge of conditions5/2014/2861 - 20147 Aug
Discharge of Conditions 3 (samples of materials) 6 (hedge/hedgerow protection) 7 (landscape design proposals)…
Discharge of Condition - PartialDischarge of conditions5/2014/2259 - 201419 May
Demolition of existing and erection of one, four bedroom detached dwelling with new vehicle crossover…
DC3 Conditional Permission(Minor) Dwellings5/2014/1429 - 20143 Feb
Demolition of existing and erection of one, five bedroom detached dwelling with new vehicle crossover…
Refused(Minor) Dwellings5/2014/0269
Source: St Albans
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Consultants on this application
- DLA Town Planning Ltd · Agent for this application
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