Planning application
Old Orchard House 40 Melbourn Road Royston Hertfordshire SG8 7DF
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
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21 May 2021
Received by North Hertfordshire
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28 Jul 2021
Decision issued: Refused
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30 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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