26 Overstone Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Pj
Approved on 30 August 2024
Council decision: DC3 Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Part single and part two storey rear extension with roof lanterns. Extension to existing rear dormer and installation of front roof lights, internal alterations and new side window.
- Received
- 24 June 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- ReceivedReceived24 Jun
- ValidatedValidated25 Jun
- Consult.Consultation2 Aug
- TargetTarget Date2 Aug
- DecidedDecided30 Aug
Decided in 66 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at 26 Overstone Road Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Pj. St Albans has handled 3,966 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 11 days longer than St Albans's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 196 applications across Harpenden West. 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 5PJ
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 June 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 2 August 2024
- Consultation end
- 2 August 2024
- Target decision date
- 2 August 2024
- Application expires
- 19 August 2024
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Additional information
- 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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201530 Mar
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension with atrium roof light, loft conversion…
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)5/2015/0939 - 201511 Feb
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension - 6m depth x 3.51m height x 2.5m in height at the eaves
ApprovedHouseholder5/2015/0420
Source: St Albans
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