Planning application
11 Highfield Avenue Harpenden Hertfordshire Al5 5Ub
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Raising of and alterations to roof from hip to half hip roof form to create habitable loft accommodation with two rear dormer windows and rooflights and removal of one existing chimney
As published by the council, reference 5/2016/2647
Application record
- Reference
- 5/2016/2647
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: DC4 Refusal
- Received
- 23 Aug 2016
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2016
- Decided
- 17 Oct 2016
- Ward
- Harpenden West
- Parish
- Harpenden Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- AL5 5UB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Aug 2016
Received by St Albans
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25 Aug 2016
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Oct 2016
Decision issued: DC4 Refusal
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15 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens at appeal
This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from St Albans to the planning inspectorate, and the outcome will replace the council's decision. 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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