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8 Seymour Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Hw

Refused St Albans 5/2016/2646 Householder

Works: Extension 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

Single storey side and rear extension including replacement of existing garage

As published by the council, reference 5/2016/2646

Application record

Reference
5/2016/2646
Type
Householder
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: DC4 Refusal
Received
23 Aug 2016
Validated
24 Aug 2016
Decided
6 Oct 2016
Ward
Marshalswick South
Parish
Central St Albans
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
AL3 5HW

Site history

Applications at this address on the St Albans register

This site has had 3 applications since 2016: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 5/2021/1126 Granted

    8 Seymour Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Hw

    Single storey front extension with front canopy and first floor side extension, loft conversion to habitable accommodation with rear dormer window, front and rear rooflights

    Decided 29 Jun 2021 Householder
  • 5/2016/3075 Granted

    8 Seymour Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Hw

    Single storey side and rear extension including replacement of existing garage (resubmission following refusal of 5/2016/2646)

    Decided 6 Jan 2017 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Aug 2016

    Received by St Albans

  2. 24 Aug 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Oct 2016

    Decision issued: DC4 Refusal

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 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 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.

Nearby applications

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  • 34 Seymour Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Hw

    5/2025/2068 Submitted 11 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Part single, part two storey side and rear extension with rooflights and alterations to openings

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 26 docs
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  • 8 Seymour Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Hw

    5/2016/3075 Submitted 11 Oct 2016 50 yards away

    Single storey side and rear extension including replacement of existing garage (resubmission following refusal of 5/2016/2646)

    Granted Householder Extension 16 docs
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  • 50 Seymour Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Hw

    5/2017/3571 Submitted 18 Dec 2017 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with new rooflights, hip to gable roof alterations and rear facing dormer roof extension and associated windows

    Refused Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer +2 11 docs

  • 32 Seymour Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Hw

    5/2021/1137 Submitted 18 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Single storey side/rear extension with rooflights

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 9 docs
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  • 8 Seymour Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Hw

    5/2021/1126 Submitted 15 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Single storey front extension with front canopy and first floor side extension, loft conversion to habitable accommodation with rear dormer window, front and rear rooflights

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 13 docs
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  • 61 Seymour Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al3 5Hn

    5/2017/3577 Submitted 18 Dec 2017 50 yards away

    First floor side and rear extension, extension to loft space, rear dormer window, Juliette balcony and front rooflights

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 10 docs
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  • 5/2026/1170 Granted

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