Units 6 And 7 Batford Mill Lower Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Bz
Refused on 19 February 2024
Council decision: Non Material Amendment Refuse
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Proposal
Non Material Amendment - To add 3 additional 1-bedroom flats to the development of planning permission 5/2019/2656 dated 15/09/2021 for Demolition of existing industrial unit and provision of 140sq m of Class A1 retail and Class D2 assembly and leisure sp
- Received
- 24 January 2024
- Ward
- Harpenden East
- ReceivedReceived24 Jan
- ValidatedValidated1 Feb
- Consult.Consultation23 Feb
- TargetTarget Date23 Feb
- DecidedDecided19 Feb
Decided in 18 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Units 6 And 7 Batford Mill Lower Luton Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Bz. St Albans has handled 324 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 4 weeks quicker than St Albans's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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.
55% of amendment 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 5BZ
- Application type
- Non Materials Amendment
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 February 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 23 February 2024
- Consultation end
- 23 February 2024
- Target decision date
- 23 February 2024
- Application expires
- 28 February 2024
Applicant and agent
- Architect profile
- UNLIMITED ASSETS LTD
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Ellie Dilks
- Statutory period
- 27 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12755212
- Documents
- 31
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Tree Preservation Order: TPO1765Part of the site · +4 more
- Green belt: St AlbansPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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