53 Goldsmith Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Lh

5/2023/2215HouseholderAwaiting decision

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage

Received: 1 November 2023
Decision due: 9 December 2023
Council: St Albans City and District Council
Ward: Batchwood

ReceivedReceived1 Nov
ValidatedValidated2 Nov
Consult.Consultation9 Dec
TargetTarget Date9 Dec
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 53 Goldsmith Way St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Lh. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 November 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the St Albans conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Batchwood. We hold 2,255 applications in total for the AL3 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: AL3 5LH
Application type: Householder
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 2 November 2023
Consultation expiry: 9 December 2023
Consultation end: 9 December 2023
Application expires: 27 December 2023

Planning decision

Decision: PENDING
Statutory period: 55 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 16 November 2023

Additional information

Documents: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: St Albans - Folly Lane, Garden Fields and the Old Hospital
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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