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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
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

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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