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221 Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 4Tb

Refused St Albans 5/2016/1806 Prior Approval - Demolition

Works: Demolition Small 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

Prior Approval - Demolition of a primarily single storey retail unit with metal trussed roof structure and part two storey section on the frontage at the western end

As published by the council, reference 5/2016/1806

Application record

Reference
5/2016/1806
Type
Prior Approval - Demolition
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: NCS Prior approval required and refused
Received
8 Jun 2016
Validated
13 Jun 2016
Decided
10 Jul 2016
Ward
Clarence
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL1 4TB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jun 2016

    Received by St Albans

  2. 13 Jun 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Jul 2016

    Decision issued: NCS Prior approval required and refused

  4. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

St Albans 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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