16 Porters Hill Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Jd
Refused on 26 March 2024
Council decision: DC4 Refusal
Proposal
Part single, part two storey rear extension
- Received
- 31 January 2024
- Ward
- Harpenden East
- ReceivedReceived31 Jan
- ValidatedValidated1 Feb
- Consult.Consultation16 Mar
- TargetTarget Date16 Mar
- DecidedDecided26 Mar
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at 16 Porters Hill Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Jd. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There has been 1 other application 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 5JD
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 February 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 16 March 2024
- Consultation end
- 16 March 2024
- Target decision date
- 16 March 2024
- Application expires
- 27 March 2024
Planning decision
- Case officer
- William Durston
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 22 February 2024
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12769845
- Documents
- 6
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
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: St Albans
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