2 The Close Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 3NB
Approved on 1 April 2025
Council decision: DC3 Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Proposed unification of permitted development hip to gable and dormer extension and larger homes extension 5m with two storey side and rear extension with new porch at 2 The Close Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 3NB
- Received
- 5 February 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Harpenden North & Rural
- ReceivedReceived5 Feb
- ValidatedValidated6 Feb
- Consult.Consultation21 Mar
- TargetTarget Date21 Mar
- DecidedDecided1 Apr
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 2 The Close Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 3NB. 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 97 applications across Harpenden North & Rural. 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 3NB
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 February 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 21 March 2025
- Consultation end
- 21 March 2025
- Target decision date
- 21 March 2025
- Application expires
- 2 April 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13750990
- Documents
- 13
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)
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202427 May
Prior Approval - Single storey rear extension 2.8m in height x 4.5m in depth and 2.6m in height to the eaves
ApprovedHouseholder5/2024/0915 - 20241 Apr
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Proposed hip to gable and loft conversion
RefusedCertificate of Lawfulness - (proposed)5/2024/0588 - 20241 Apr
Prior Approval - Single storey rear extension 2.8m in height x 6m in depth and 2.6m in height to the eaves
RefusedHouseholder5/2024/0591 - No date
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 2.8m in height x 5m in depth with 2.6m height to eaves at 2…
ApprovedApplication5/2025/0194
Source: St Albans
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