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Old Orchard House 40 Melbourn Road Royston Hertfordshire SG8 7DF

Refused North Hertfordshire 21/01628/FPH Full Permission Householder

Works: Loft or dormer Roofing Windows or glazing Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Raise the existing roof ridge height and alterations to existing roof and insertion of dormer windows to existing front and rear elevation roofslopes to facilitate conversion of loftspace into habitable accommodation

As published by the council, reference 21/01628/FPH

Application record

Reference
21/01628/FPH
Type
Full Permission Householder
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
21 May 2021
Validated
21 May 2021
Decided
28 Jul 2021
Ward
Royston Palace Ward Historic
Parish
Royston Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG8 7DF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 May 2021

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 28 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

North Hertfordshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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